Joanita Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Joanita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joanita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1631:811,34561,613
India91:85,229,487684,495
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Joanita (21,899) may also be a first name.

Joanita Last Name Facts

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

The surname Joanita (Marathi: जोनीता) is most common in Indonesia. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joanita? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,276,805th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Joanita live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 92 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Joanita is also the 35,340th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 21,899 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 811,345. In Indonesia Joanita is most frequent in: West Java, where 56 percent reside, East Java, where 37 percent reside and Central Java, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Joanita Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Joanita in the Marathi language
जोनीताjonita21.74
जोनीटाjonita21.74
जनीताjanita8.7
जोअिनताjoainata8.7
जॉनीताjonita8.7
जॉनीटाjonita8.7
जेनीटाjenita4.35
ज्वानीjvani4.35
ज्योनीताjyonita4.35
ज्योनीटाjyonita4.35
जोनेटाjoneta4.35

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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
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  • 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 Joanita
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