Yohanna Surname

8,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yohanna Surname Definition:

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

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Yohanna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria59,4681:2,979387
Iraq5,7061:6,138572
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Syria4071:47,4232,556
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Indonesia2531:522,72442,472
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Lebanon1041:54,2034,334
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
India361:21,307,372304,812
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
England121:4,643,172139,951
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Yohanna (62,830) may also be a first name.

Yohanna 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

User-submitted Reference

This surname is of Hebrew origin. It is the English variant of John. It means 'He (God) has favored me'.

- thestrayslayer

Yohanna Last Name Facts

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

Yohanna (Hindi: योहन्ना, Marathi: योहाान) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Yohanna.

How Common Is The Last Name Yohanna? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,486th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 108,502 people. Yohanna is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Yohanna live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 15,268th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 62,830 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 59,468 people, or 1 in 2,979. In Nigeria Yohanna is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 22 percent reside, Adamawa, where 15 percent reside and Plateau, where 14 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 45 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 8 percent reside and Egypt, where 1 percent reside.

Yohanna Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Yohanna last name is chiefly Syriac Orthodox (75%) in Lebanon and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Yohanna are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Yohanna earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.39% less than the national average, earning $40,823 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning $49,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Youhanna931,065/
Yohannah93917/
Yohannna9319/
Yoahanna9315/
Yohuanna939/
Yohhanna935/
Yohoanna933/
Hyohanna932/
Yohannau932/
Yohannay931/
Jyohanna931/
Yohana92138,980/
Yoanna92139/
Yoahannah881/
Youhannai881/
Yohanah861,997/
Youhana861,493/
Johanna861,253/
Yohonna86160/
Yohanai8626/
Yoannah8610/
Yhoanna8610/
Yohhana8610/
Yoahana866/
Yohaana866/
Yoahnna864/
Yohanaa864/
Yohanno862/
Yoannaz861/
Eohanna861/
Yohauna861/
Yoana83684/
Johannah80111/
Johuanna808/
Johannad807/
Jhohanna805/
Joahanna804/
Yohannos802/
Youhanas801/
Yhauanna801/
Johana772,396/
Joanna771,487/
Ioanna77466/
Yohona77140/
Yoanno7743/
Yohano7734/
Yoanah7712/
Yoanas778/
Iohana772/
Yoahna771/
Yoanga771/
Johanneau752/
Joannas71685/
Johanah71560/
Yahonna71273/
Joannaz71100/
Yogiana7194/
Jouanna7182/
Yoannou7160/
Yohouna7138/
Jhoanna7115/
Johaina7112/
Johanno7112/
Joannah719/
Johhana718/
Hiohana715/
Jhohana714/
Ioannoa713/
Gioanna713/
Yoohanngoh713/
Ioannau711/
Iohhana711/
Joannna711/
Yohonad711/
Joannau711/
Johuana711/
Yaounna711/
Yohanou711/
Youhona711/
Jóhanna711/
Ioana675,901/
Joana674,095/
Yoona67425/
Yaona67342/
Yoano67253/
Joannais67105/
Jouannau6714/
Joanneau673/
Johanney673/
Johannou672/
Yahonnna671/
Jouannea671/
Youhouna671/
Yioannou671/
Yoamnaus670/
Johanaha670/

Yohanna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yohanna in the Hindi language
योहन्नाyohanna-
Yohanna in the Marathi language
योहाानyohaana50
योहांनाyohanna50

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