Johansen is used as a family name or surname in Sweden, Germany, Denmark. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Johansen
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Sweden, Germany, Denmark
Meaning:

The son of Johan meaning "gracious gift of Jehovah".

Johansen is the variant of Johannsen. Johans sohn, John's son.

How popular is Johansen?

Johansen is common in Norway, Denmark, United States, Tanzania, Sweden, Australia, Canada, England, Greenland, Faroe Islands, New Zealand, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Thailand, South Africa, France, Spain, Netherlands, Mexico.

Johansen is ranked 4950 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Johansen bearers increased by 3.22 per cent in 2010 US census to 9815 since 2000, the surname slipped by 179 spots and ranked at 3619. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.15 94.38
Hispanic or Latino 3.13 2.13
Others 1.55 1.68
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.92 0.84
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.82 0.68
Black 0.44 0.27
Johansen is quite popular family name mostly used in Norway however Faroe Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 114173 people have been found who wears Johansen as their family name. Johansen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Johansen:
2 Norway57,100
18 Denmark25,368
3,161 United States14,436
Countries with thousands of Johansen:
1,212 Tanzania5,718
437 Sweden2,139
2,139 Australia1,795
3,574 Canada1,376
Countries with hundreds of Johansen:
8,651 England728
17 Greenland578
11 Faroe Islands560
1,447 New Zealand538
20,562 Germany460
8,305 Argentina434
20,209 Brazil397
34,078 Thailand344
19,553 South Africa305
35,639 France289
14,523 Spain216
14,232 Netherlands197
13,084 Mexico125
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,516 Finland100
2,406 Estonia88
5,897 Dominican Republic69
6,275 Scotland61
3,674 Singapore60
725 Iceland58
8,852 Chile57
7,697 Portugal57
5,200 Wales54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
30,800 Belgium46
18,223 Switzerland39
400 Guernsey37
3,875 Luxembourg33
162,661 Philippines23
93,678 Poland21
292,931 Indonesia19
292,169 Russia18
931 United States Virgin Islands18
103,776 Italy16
26,891 Qatar12
84,692 Greece11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
7,200 China10
111,742 Malaysia10
11,581 Ghana9
20,087 Colombia8
91,312 Czechia8
21,385 Ecuador8
3,029 Guam8
9,127 Paraguay8
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

19 years old clerk Henry Johansen who was residing in Hanover migrated to New York on May 19, 1854 by Copernicus put out from Bremen. Farmer Nicolaus Johansen, Catharina Johansen, aged 22, Frank Johansen, aged 17, Joh. Johansen (50) Farmer, Daughter Marie Johansen, Peter Johansen, Wiebcke Johansen, 28 years old Loeren Johansen, and 1051 other Johansen around 62.84% of whom were laborer while others worked as servant and spinster, mechanic, tailor, merchant, carpenter, saddler, miner, spinner, matron, joiner, domestic, shoemaker migrated to US.

Johansen Namesakes

  • Lars-Emil Johansen, second Prime Minister of Greenland
  • Tor Egil Johansen, retired Norwegian footballer
  • Jacob Lerche Johansen, Norwegian naval officer and politician
  • Magne Johansen, Norwegian ski jumper
  • Gotfred Johansen, Danish lightweight professional boxer
  • Gry Johansen, Danish singer
  • August E. Johansen, politician from the U.S. state of Michigan
  • Gunnar Johansen, Danish-born pianist and composer
  • David Monrad Johansen, Norwegian composer
  • Raymond Johansen, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
  • Trevor Johansen, retired professional ice hockey player
  • Hjalmar Peter Johansen, Danish gymnast
  • John Anker Johansen, Norwegian gymnast
  • John M. Johansen, architect and a member of the Harvard Five
  • Reidar Johansen, Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party
  • Arnold Carl Johansen, Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
  • John Christen Johansen, Danish-American portraitist,
  • Eugen Johansen, Norwegian horse rider
  • Magnus Johansen, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
  • Arvid Johansen, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
  • Jon Lech Johansen, Norwegian programmer
  • K. V. Johansen, Canadian fantasy, science fiction
  • Hjalmar Johansen, Norwegian polar explorer
  • David Johansen, American singer, songwriter and actor
  • Kevin Johansen, Argentinian rock musician
  • Iris Johansen, American author of crime fiction, suspense fiction
  • Bård Tufte Johansen, Norwegian comedian
  • Allan Johansen, Danish professional road bicycle racer
  • Dan Anton Johansen, former Danish professional footballer currently playing for Hvidovre IF
  • Henry Johansen, Norwegian footballer
  • Darryl Johansen, Australian chess grandmaster
  • Johan Strand Johansen, was Norwegian Minister of Labour in 1945
  • Sharon Johansen, Norwegian-American model and actress
  • Michael Johansen, Danish former professional football player
  • Stig Johansen, former Norwegian football striker
  • Timmi Johansen, Danish footballer who play for Næsby
  • Martin Johansen, Danish former football player
  • Ulrik Johansen, Danish professional football player
  • Pascal Johansen, retired French footballer
  • Karsten Johansen, Danish professional football forward
  • Kai Johansen, Danish professional football defender
  • Sigfred Johansen, Danish film actor of the 1930s and 1940s
  • Thorstein Johansen, Norwegian rifle shooter
  • Sigvart Johansen, Norwegian rifle shooter competing

Johansen Namesakes

  • Lars-Emil Johansen, second Prime Minister of Greenland
  • Tor Egil Johansen, retired Norwegian footballer
  • Jacob Lerche Johansen, Norwegian naval officer and politician
  • Magne Johansen, Norwegian ski jumper
  • Gotfred Johansen, Danish lightweight professional boxer
  • Gry Johansen, Danish singer
  • August E. Johansen, politician from the U.S. state of Michigan
  • Gunnar Johansen, Danish-born pianist and composer
  • David Monrad Johansen, Norwegian composer
  • Raymond Johansen, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
  • Trevor Johansen, retired professional ice hockey player
  • Hjalmar Peter Johansen, Danish gymnast
  • John Anker Johansen, Norwegian gymnast
  • John M. Johansen, architect and a member of the Harvard Five
  • Reidar Johansen, Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party
  • Arnold Carl Johansen, Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
  • John Christen Johansen, Danish-American portraitist,
  • Eugen Johansen, Norwegian horse rider
  • Magnus Johansen, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
  • Arvid Johansen, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
  • Jon Lech Johansen, Norwegian programmer
  • K. V. Johansen, Canadian fantasy, science fiction
  • Hjalmar Johansen, Norwegian polar explorer
  • David Johansen, American singer, songwriter and actor
  • Kevin Johansen, Argentinian rock musician
  • Iris Johansen, American author of crime fiction, suspense fiction
  • Bård Tufte Johansen, Norwegian comedian
  • Allan Johansen, Danish professional road bicycle racer
  • Dan Anton Johansen, former Danish professional footballer currently playing for Hvidovre IF
  • Henry Johansen, Norwegian footballer
  • Darryl Johansen, Australian chess grandmaster
  • Johan Strand Johansen, was Norwegian Minister of Labour in 1945
  • Sharon Johansen, Norwegian-American model and actress
  • Michael Johansen, Danish former professional football player
  • Stig Johansen, former Norwegian football striker
  • Timmi Johansen, Danish footballer who play for Næsby
  • Martin Johansen, Danish former football player
  • Ulrik Johansen, Danish professional football player
  • Pascal Johansen, retired French footballer
  • Karsten Johansen, Danish professional football forward
  • Kai Johansen, Danish professional football defender
  • Sigfred Johansen, Danish film actor of the 1930s and 1940s
  • Thorstein Johansen, Norwegian rifle shooter
  • Sigvart Johansen, Norwegian rifle shooter competing

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