Yansson Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Yansson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Yansson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yansson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yansson (Russian: Янссон) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yansson? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,485,539th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. Yansson is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Yansson live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
Yansson is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 4,969,761. In Russia Yansson is mostly concentrated in: Saint Petersburg, where 31 percent live, Rostov Oblast, where 24 percent live and Moscow, where 10 percent live. Barring Russia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Argentina, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yansson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yansson in the Russian language | ||
| Янссон | ansson | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yansson
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