Yohanan Surname

265,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Yohanan Surname Definition:

(German, Hebrew) Descendant of Johannes (gracious gift of Jehovah); descendant of Yohanan, the Hebrew form of John.

Yohanan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel7221:11,8531,815
Iraq2251:155,6523,988
India1981:3,874,068106,327
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Yohanan (3,432) may also be a first name.

Yohanan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Hebrew) Descendant of Johannes (gracious gift of Jehovah); descendant of Yohanan, the Hebrew form of John.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Yohanan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yohanan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Yohanan (Hindi: योहनान, Marathi: योहानन, Oriya: େୟାହାନାନ) is carried by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Yohanan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yohanan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yohanan is the 265,828th most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,954,144 people. The surname Yohanan occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Yohanan are found; 70 percent are found in West Asia and 49 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Yohanan is also the 121,446th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 3,432 people.

This surname is most widely held in Israel, where it is held by 722 people, or 1 in 11,853. In Israel it is mostly found in: Southern District, where 19 percent reside, Central District, where 19 percent reside and Jerusalem District, where 17 percent reside. Beside Israel this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 15 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

Yohanan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yohanan surname are 37.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.24% registered with the political party.

Yohanan earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.63% more than the national average, earning $57,230 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Yohanan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yohanan in the Oriya language
େୟାହାନାନeyahanana-
Yohanan in the Marathi language
योहाननyohanana57.08
योहननyohanana11.59
योहनानyohanana11.16
योहानानyohanana10.73
योहऩ्नानyohannana1.72
जोहनjohana1.72
युहाननyuhanana1.29
योहानyohana1.29
योहानाyohana0.86
यीहाननyihanana0.86
योशननyosanana0.43
यॉहननyohanana0.43
Yohanan in the Hindi language
योहनानyohanana54.55
योहानानyohanana36.36
योहाननyohanana9.09

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