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) occurs most in Israel. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yohanan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 265,828th most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,954,144 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Yohanan live; 70 percent live in West Asia and 49 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Yohanan is also the 121,446th most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 3,432 people.

It is most widespread in Israel, where it is borne by 722 people, or 1 in 11,853. In Israel Yohanan is primarily found in: Southern District, where 19 percent reside, Central District, where 19 percent reside and Jerusalem District, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Israel this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs 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 last name are 37.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.24% registered with the 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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