Johannessen is used as a family name or surname in Norway. It is 11 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Johannessen
No. of characters: 11
Origin: Norway
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Johannessen

How popular is Johannessen?

Johannessen is common in Norway.

Johannessen is ranked 26877 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Johannessen bearers increased by 3.075171 per cent in 2010 US census to 905 since 2000, the surname slipped by 662 spots and ranked at 26853. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.04 93.85
Hispanic or Latino 3.54 3.08
Others 2.76 1.71
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.66 0.68
Johannessen is quite popular family name mostly used in Norway while Faroe Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 18912 people have been found who wears Johannessen as their family name. Johannessen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
3,712 Iceland10
615,517 Russia6
114,007 Czech Republic4
4,085 Bolivia3
95,312 Argentina2
23,344 Austria2
139,444 Brazil2
20,595 China2
19,093 Finland2
50,640 Switzerland2
9,185 Hong Kong2
2,578 Guam1
1,704,541 India1
17,575 Kuwait1
29,046 Japan1
40,340 Malaysia1
7,941 Guatemala1
66,560 Philippines1
810,193 Indonesia1
91,024 Belgium1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
58,885 Poland1
53,505 Turkey1
21,562 Portugal1
531 Greenland1
36,678 Singapore1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,338 Thailand27
62,494 Netherlands22
18,457 Scotland20
22,809 New Zealand19
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
29,679 Spain84
72,056 Italy78
Countries with hundreds of Johannessen:
2,072 Sweden479
13,209 South Africa475
26 Faroe Islands288
22,458 England226
59,024 Germany168
16,478 Australia160
23,681 Canada147
Countries with thousands of Johannessen:
308 Denmark1,583
23,488 United States1,326
Countries with ten thousands of Johannessen:
20 Norway13,757
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Johannessen Namesakes

  • Astrid Johannessen, Soccer player
  • Pål Johannessen, Child actor
  • Astrid Johannessen, Soccer player
  • Erik Johannessen, Musician
  • Ola B. Johannessen, Actor
  • Astrid Johannessen, Soccer player
  • Svein Johannessen, Chess Player
  • Thomas Johannessen Heftye, Politician
  • Leif Erlend Johannessen, Chess Player
  • Lene Johannessen, Author

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