Jawneh Surname

86,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gambia
Highest density in:
Gambia

Jawneh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jawneh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gambia5,4401:35479
Spain861:543,62826,445
United States291:12,498,584473,286
England111:5,065,278148,650
Senegal111:1,325,3953,666
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Jawneh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jawneh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Jawneh is carried by more people in The Gambia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jawneh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 86,245th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,304,375 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Jawneh live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Jawneh is most commonly used in The Gambia, where it is borne by 5,440 people, or 1 in 354. Besides The Gambia this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Jawneh Last Name Statistics demography

Jawneh earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.04% less than the national average, earning $28,462 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jawne9125/
Jawney833/
Jowneh831/
Jawnea831/
Jhawnie7766/
Jaabneh771/
Javne73936/
Jawny73163/
Jawna7398/
Jawni7322/
Jabne736/
Yawne731/
Jowne731/
Yawney67374/
Yavneh67107/
Javner6769/
Javnes6718/
Jauvne6710/
Yawene673/
Jiawni671/
Jiavne671/
Jawnay671/

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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
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  • 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 Jawneh
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