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Where Does The Last Name Jonah Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Jonah (Arabic: جونه, Bengali: জনা, Hindi: जोनाह, Marathi: जोनाह) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jonah? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Jonah is the 6,009^th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 77,589 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Jonah live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jonah is also the 8,740^th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 117,874 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 71,076 people, or 1 in 2,492. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 20 percent are found, Rivers, where 8 percent are found and Abia, where 6 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 70 countries. It is also found in Sierra Leone, where 7 percent are found and Ghana, where 7 percent are found.

Jonah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Jonah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jonah surname expanded 910 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 4,467 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jonah Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Jonah surname are 41.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.08% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jonah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.16% less than the national average, earning R 108,924 per year; in United States they earn 17.35% more than the national average, earning $50,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.96% less than the national average, earning $47,715 CAD per year.