Around the world, John (John 
, Johan , Jehan 
, along with others...) is a prevalent predominantly male, but very seldom feminine first name. The forename John is habitual in the United States, where it is a widespread masculine name, Ireland, and the United Kingdom (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, Nigeria, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, John is the last name as well as the forename.
John is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Johan, John | United Kingdom, Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, United States |
| Jehan | United Kingdom, South Africa, Indonesia, United States, India |
| جان, جون | Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Afghanistan |
| ジョン | Japan |
| 約翰, 约翰 | China |
| Джон | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| 존 | South Korea |
| ג'ון | Israel |
| จอห์น | Thailand |
| Τζον | Greece |
| Iohannes | Italy, United States, Brazil |
| Йохн | Ukraine, Russia |
Amy-John, Anne, Demijohn, Džon, Džonas, Džons, Erwann, Evan, Gian, Gianni, Giannis, Gioan, Giovan, Giovanni, Giuàn, Gān, Hann, Hannes, Hanns, Hans, Honsa, Honza, Huans, Ian, Ianka, Ieuan, Ifan, Ioan, Ioann, Ioannes, Ioannis, Ion, Ionut, Ionuț, Ivan, Ivano, Ivans, Ivashka, Ivo, Iván, Iwan, Iwo, Jaan, Jack, Jackie, Jacky, Jacques, Jake, Jakes, Jan,
John is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Dr. John Watson , the fictional character of Sherlock Holmes; Tarzan , the fictional character from Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan of the Apes, Tarzan and the Lion Man; Hermione Granger , the fictional character from the Harry Potter stories; John Rambo , the fictional character in the Rambo franchise and John Constantine , the DC comics superhero, Hellblazer, and in many other works.
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john mark Biblical saint (b. 50) |
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| john the presbyter early Christian; appears in fragments from Papias of Hierapolis as one of the author's sources; traditionally identified with John the Apostle, John the Evangelist, and/or John of Patmos (author of the Book of Revelations) (b. 50) |
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john hyrcanus Hasmonean ruler (b. 200) |
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john the warrior Eastern Orthodox saint (b. 400) |
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| john ii Bishop of Jerusalem from 387 to 417 (b. 356) |
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john the silent Greek bishop and saint, TR (b. 454) |
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| john aasted halse Danish psychologist, teacher and writer (b. 420) |
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| john rufus 5th-century priest and historian, Bishop of Maiuma (b. 450) |
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| john iii of jerusalem Patriarch of Jerusalem from 516 until his death, PS (b. 450) |
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| john cottistis byzantine usurper (b. 500) |
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| john of cappadocia Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 500) |
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| john of scythopolis 6th-century bishop (b. 500) |
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| john the armenian Military leader during the Vandalic War (b. 500) |
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| john scholasticus Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 503) |
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| john troglita Byzantine general (b. 550) |
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