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 last name Joanese occurs most in Malaysia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Joanese click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Joanese? popularity and diffusion
The last name Joanese is the 3,323,005th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. It is predominantly 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 first name internationally, held by 57 people.
It is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 951,427. In Malaysia Joanese is most prevalent in: Sabah, where 81 percent are found, Sarawak, where 10 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 9 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.
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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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