Joanese Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Joanese Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Joanese (57) may also be a first name.
Joanese Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joanese Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Joanese occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Joanese? popularity and diffusion
The surname Joanese is the 3,323,005th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Joanese live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 89 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Joanese is also the 1,308,380th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 57 people.
The last name Joanese is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 951,427. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sabah, where 81 percent reside, Sarawak, where 10 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 6 percent reside. Other than Malaysia Joanese is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 9 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Joanese
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