Johansson is used as a family name or surname in Sweden, Germany, Denmark. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Johansson
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Sweden, Germany, Denmark
Meaning:

Lastname is form of the Johannsen. Johans sohn, John's son.

Johansson is a variation of Johansen. The son of Johan meaning "gracious gift of Jehovah".

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

How popular is Johansson?

Johansson is common in Sweden, Finland, Norway, United States, Denmark, Thailand, Australia, Germany, England, Canada, Spain, Estonia, Brazil, France, New Zealand, Tonga, Switzerland, South Africa, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Netherlands, Singapore, Belgium.

Johansson is ranked 1963 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Johanssons grew by 11.07 per cent to 2698 since 2000 and ranked 11624 after elevating 186 spots. The last name was found in around 9 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.66 94.52
Hispanic or Latino 2.93 1.98
Others 2.82 1.73
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.63 1.07
Black 0.63 0.33
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.33 0.37
Johansson is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Sweden which signifies that it is originated from Sweden. Around 277811 person has been found who wears Johansson as their family name. Johansson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Johansson:
1 Sweden251,939
Countries with thousands of Johansson:
92 Finland6,855
104 Norway4,036
10,404 United States3,912
144 Denmark2,792
6,353 Thailand1,324
Countries with hundreds of Johansson:
4,388 Australia812
15,384 Germany639
9,520 England637
7,641 Canada559
8,558 Spain438
300 Estonia364
22,037 Brazil362
28,633 France361
2,642 New Zealand298
116 Tonga245
5,958 Switzerland192
27,806 South Africa191
30,273 Poland161
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
32,813 Egypt153
18,247 Netherlands147
1,839 Singapore116
16,639 Belgium103
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
37,434 Argentina84
398 Malta72
7,750 Chile68
29,184 Japan57
21,171 Austria53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
6,223 Wales43
8,251 Scotland40
10,137 Ecuador38
10,086 Portugal38
134,326 Philippines38
3,664 Paraguay37
2,230 China33
1,089 Iceland32
7,397 Ireland28
26,425 Israel28
4,799 Luxembourg22
32,158 Mexico20
56,138 Czechia19
341 Greenland18
67,452 Malaysia18
103,776 Italy16
23,347 Venezuela16
3,755 Costa Rica12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
3,685 Hong Kong10
639,611 India10
85,267 Greece9
2,946 Mozambique9
30,726 Qatar9
53,030 Hungary8
40,820 Croatia7
34,489 Peru7
555,748 Indonesia6
23,065 Taiwan6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

G. Johansson worked as farmer and hailed from Germany. 19 years old embarked for USA from Hamburg & Southampton on Bavaria and arrived on July 2, 1859. Laborer Johans Johansson, 28 years old Hanna Johansson, Alfd. Johansson, aged 9, 5 years old Chus Johansson, 11 years old Franz Johansson, John Johansson, 35 years old Maria Johansson, Alexander Johansson, aged 24, and 150 other Johansson around 70.75% of whom were laborer while others worked as spinster and blacksmith, servant migrated to US.

Johansson Namesakes

  • Carina Johansson,
  • Erica Johansson, Swedish former athlete
  • Göran Johansson, Swedish Social Democratic Party politician
  • Alma Johansson, Swedish missionary
  • Lars-Olof Johansson, is best known as a member of the alternative rock band The Cardigans
  • Oskar Johansson, Canadian world class sailor from Toronto
  • Ulf Johansson, former Swedish biathlete
  • Kristian Johansson, Norwegian ski jumper
  • Jan Töve Johansson, Swedish landscape photographer, publicist
  • Christian Johansson, teacher
  • Paavo Johansson, Finnish athlete
  • Ann-Kristine Johansson, Swedish social democratic politician
  • Warren Johansson, philologist
  • Carl Edvard Johansson, Swedish inventor and scientist
  • Henka Johansson, former drummer of Swedish music band, Clawfinger
  • Majken Johansson, Swedish poet, writer and a Salvation Army soldier
  • Jörgen Johansson, Swedish Centre Party politician
  • Bengt-Anders Johansson, Swedish politician of the Moderate Party
  • Benny Johansson, former Swedish handball player
  • Henry Johansson, Swedish ice hockey player
  • Ingemar Johansson, Swedish professional boxer
  • Johan Petter Johansson, Swedish inventor and industrialist
  • Jens Johansson, Swedish keyboardist and pianist
  • Olof Johansson, Swedish politician
  • Stefan Johansson, Swedish racing driver
  • Nils-Eric Johansson, retired Swedish professional footballer
  • Thomas Johansson, retired professional tennis player from Sweden
  • Joachim Johansson, former professional male tennis player from Sweden
  • Lennart Johansson, fifth and, to date
  • Filip Johansson, Swedish football striker born in Surte
  • Sebastian Johansson, Swedish football player
  • Adam Johansson, Swedish retired footballer
  • Bertil Johansson, former Swedish football striker and football manager
  • Ylva Johansson, Swedish politician
  • Tore Johansson, Swedish record producer
  • Bo Johansson, Swedish former football player and current football coach
  • Calle Johansson, former assistant coach with the Washington Capitals and retired professional ice hockey defenceman
  • Pia Johansson, Swedish actor, lecturer and examinator
  • Per-Ulrik Johansson, Swedish professional golfer
  • Paul Johansson, American-Canadian actor and director
  • Håkan Johansson, drummer for Division Of Laura Lee and Frantic Mantis and drummed for the post-punk band Uncle
  • Mathilde Johansson, Swedish-born retired French professional tennis player
  • Irma Johansson, former Swedish cross-country skier
  • Lloyd Johansson, Australian rugby union player of Tongan and Swedish descent
  • Richard Johansson, Swedish figure skater
  • Lina Johansson, Swedish former competitive figure skater
  • Kenneth Johansson, Swedish Centre Party politician
  • Kent Johansson, retired Swedish ice hockey player
  • Bernt Johansson, professional rider from 1977 to 1981
  • Roger Johansson, former professional Swedish ice hockey player

Johansson Namesakes

  • Carina Johansson,
  • Erica Johansson, Swedish former athlete
  • Göran Johansson, Swedish Social Democratic Party politician
  • Alma Johansson, Swedish missionary
  • Lars-Olof Johansson, is best known as a member of the alternative rock band The Cardigans
  • Oskar Johansson, Canadian world class sailor from Toronto
  • Ulf Johansson, former Swedish biathlete
  • Kristian Johansson, Norwegian ski jumper
  • Jan Töve Johansson, Swedish landscape photographer, publicist
  • Christian Johansson, teacher
  • Paavo Johansson, Finnish athlete
  • Ann-Kristine Johansson, Swedish social democratic politician
  • Warren Johansson, philologist
  • Carl Edvard Johansson, Swedish inventor and scientist
  • Henka Johansson, former drummer of Swedish music band, Clawfinger
  • Majken Johansson, Swedish poet, writer and a Salvation Army soldier
  • Jörgen Johansson, Swedish Centre Party politician
  • Bengt-Anders Johansson, Swedish politician of the Moderate Party
  • Benny Johansson, former Swedish handball player
  • Henry Johansson, Swedish ice hockey player
  • Ingemar Johansson, Swedish professional boxer
  • Johan Petter Johansson, Swedish inventor and industrialist
  • Jens Johansson, Swedish keyboardist and pianist
  • Olof Johansson, Swedish politician
  • Stefan Johansson, Swedish racing driver
  • Nils-Eric Johansson, retired Swedish professional footballer
  • Thomas Johansson, retired professional tennis player from Sweden
  • Joachim Johansson, former professional male tennis player from Sweden
  • Lennart Johansson, fifth and, to date
  • Filip Johansson, Swedish football striker born in Surte
  • Sebastian Johansson, Swedish football player
  • Adam Johansson, Swedish retired footballer
  • Bertil Johansson, former Swedish football striker and football manager
  • Ylva Johansson, Swedish politician
  • Tore Johansson, Swedish record producer
  • Bo Johansson, Swedish former football player and current football coach
  • Calle Johansson, former assistant coach with the Washington Capitals and retired professional ice hockey defenceman
  • Pia Johansson, Swedish actor, lecturer and examinator
  • Per-Ulrik Johansson, Swedish professional golfer
  • Paul Johansson, American-Canadian actor and director
  • Håkan Johansson, drummer for Division Of Laura Lee and Frantic Mantis and drummed for the post-punk band Uncle
  • Mathilde Johansson, Swedish-born retired French professional tennis player
  • Irma Johansson, former Swedish cross-country skier
  • Lloyd Johansson, Australian rugby union player of Tongan and Swedish descent
  • Richard Johansson, Swedish figure skater
  • Lina Johansson, Swedish former competitive figure skater
  • Kenneth Johansson, Swedish Centre Party politician
  • Kent Johansson, retired Swedish ice hockey player
  • Bernt Johansson, professional rider from 1977 to 1981
  • Roger Johansson, former professional Swedish ice hockey player

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