Jonase Surname
Approximately 2,805 people bear this surname
Jonase Surname Definition:
Jonase is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: jonah.
Jonase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,829 | 1:29,621 | 3,809 |
| Lesotho | 711 | 1:2,859 | 461 |
| Botswana | 171 | 1:12,789 | 2,446 |
| Latvia | 62 | 1:33,065 | 5,055 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Jonase (1,023) may also be a first name.
Jonase Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Jonase is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: jonah.
Jonase Demographics
Average Jonase Salary in
South Africa
R 96,312
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Jonase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jonase Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jonase is found most in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jonase? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 156,154th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,598,056 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Jonase are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 250,999th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 1,023 people.
The surname Jonase is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 1,829 people, or 1 in 29,621. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent are found and Gauteng, where 11 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 25 percent are found and Botswana, where 6 percent are found.
Jonase Last Name Statistics demography
Jonase earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.47% less than the national average, earning R 96,312 per year.
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Footnotes
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