Jonamu Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Jonamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jonamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4441:38,5575,632
Zimbabwe491:315,06631,156
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Jonamu (14) may also be a first name.

Jonamu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jonamu occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jonamu? popularity and diffusion

Jonamu is the 616,129th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 14,575,092 people. The last name Jonamu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jonamu reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Apart from Malawi Jonamu is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jonhamu921/
Yonamu83343/
Janamu837/
Junamu832/
Jangamu77355/
Janamou7714/
Yonamuh771/
Jungamu771/
Honamou771/
Djanamou711/
Yonomu6749/
Hanamu6734/
Sanamu6726/
Yunamu6715/
Canamu676/
Yanamu675/
Honomu675/
Jahannamu671/
Ianamu671/
Hounhamou671/
Sonomu671/

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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 Jonamu
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