Yohnston Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Yohnston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Yohnston (8) may also be a first name.
Yohnston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yohnston Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yohnston is more frequently found in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yohnston? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Yohnston are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 100 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 4,213,784th most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 8 people.
The surname Yohnston is most widely held in Argentina, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 10,685,854. In Argentina Yohnston is most prevalent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 75 percent live and Santa Fe Province, where 25 percent live. Outside of Argentina Yohnston occurs in one country. It is also common in Chile, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yohnstone | 94 | 10 | / |
| Yohonston | 94 | 1 | / |
| Yonston | 93 | 0 | / |
| Johnston | 88 | 333,814 | / |
| Jjohnston | 82 | 9 | / |
| Johnnston | 82 | 7 | / |
| Johhnston | 82 | 6 | / |
| Johnsston | 82 | 4 | / |
| Joohnston | 82 | 3 | / |
| Joihnston | 82 | 3 | / |
| Johnstont | 82 | 2 | / |
| Johnstonn | 82 | 2 | / |
| Johnstoun | 82 | 2 | / |
| Johnstong | 82 | 2 | / |
| Joyhnston | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jiohnston | 82 | 0 | / |
| Jonston | 80 | 561 | / |
| D'Johnston | 78 | 1 | / |
| Jhonston | 75 | 122 | / |
| Jonstone | 75 | 45 | / |
| Joynston | 75 | 17 | / |
| Jonnston | 75 | 9 | / |
| Jonsthon | 75 | 8 | / |
| Johnstan | 75 | 7 | / |
| Jounston | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jojnston | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jonshton | 75 | 2 | / |
| Joinston | 75 | 1 | / |
| Josnston | 75 | 0 | / |
| Johnstonová | 74 | 6 | / |
| Johnstonova | 74 | 2 | / |
| Jhonstone | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jonnsston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Johnstant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Johnstang | 71 | 0 | / |
| Jonnstone | 71 | 0 | / |
| Janston | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jonstan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jonstom | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jonstang | 63 | 55 | / |
| Jonsthan | 63 | 2 | / |
| Yaanstan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jhanstan | 63 | 0 | / |
| Janstone | 63 | 0 | / |
| Jansthong | 59 | 3 | / |
| Jonstam | 53 | 12 | / |
| Janstan | 53 | 8 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Yohnston
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