Jonassen Surname

99,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Jonassen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jonassen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2,6491:1,941161
Denmark1,2281:4,597412
United States4311:840,97264,213
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Australia951:284,16525,304
Sweden881:111,8958,035
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
Greenland251:2,255265
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
England91:6,190,895170,599
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Cook Islands61:3,030708
Faroe Islands51:9,800861
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Jonassen (11) may also be a first name.

Jonassen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jonassen has its highest incidence in Norway. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jonassen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 99,132nd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,525,229 people. The last name Jonassen occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Jonassen reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 11 people.

The last name Jonassen is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 2,649 people, or 1 in 1,941. In Norway Jonassen is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 43 percent reside, Western Norway, where 30 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 13 percent reside. Barring Norway Jonassen occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Jonassen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jonassen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jonassen last name rose 10,775 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jonassen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jonassen surname are 15.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.11% registered with the party.

The amount Jonassen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.97% less than the national average, earning 321,952 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.83% more than the national average, earning $47,824 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.2% more than the national average, earning $50,777 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jonnassen9430/
Jonassenn941/
Johnassen940/
Jonasen93701/
Jonasson8811,411/
Johnasen8889/
Jonassan884/
Janassen883/
Jonassin882/
Jonassohn8275/
Johnasson8218/
Joonasson8215/
Jonassone823/
Jonason80654/
Jonasan80357/
Jonesen8035/
Jonaten8016/
Janasen8010/
Jonasén806/
Jonosen801/
Sonasen801/
Jonasne801/
Johnnessen782/
Jonan77183/
Jónasson75885/
Jonaeson7535/
Jonahson7528/
Johnason7526/
Jonasoon7510/
Jonasing756/
Jhonasan755/
Janessen754/
Jonasian754/
Johnesen754/
Jonaszon754/
Tjonasan753/
Johnasan753/
Jonacien753/
Jonashan752/
Yonasson752/
Sonasson752/
Hanassen752/
Janasson751/
Honassan751/
Joonason751/
Yonassem751/
Jhonason751/
Jonasohn750/
Jonnason750/
Jonane71234/
Ajonan71150/
Djonan71136/
Jonaan7151/
Johnan7144/
Jonang7140/
Jonhan7127/
Jonahshan7120/
Jounan719/
Jannessen718/
Jhonan717/
Jongan715/
Jonnan715/
Hounassin715/
Jonahn713/
Johnnesen712/
Janasheen712/
Hognasson711/
Jonosn711/
Jonashina711/
Jonean711/
Josnan711/
Zonhausen711/
Younassan711/
Johnnason711/
Jonanh711/
Jonain711/
Khonashen711/
Jonand711/
Yonaissem711/
Sonossien711/
Jomnasoun711/
Jonann711/
Juonan711/
Honasan67457/
Sanasen67258/
Djonang67174/
Jounang6791/
Jionang6789/
Janasan6769/
Hounnassin6743/
Jonahan6726/
Conason6721/
Jonazon6718/
Jhonang6715/
Yonasan6711/
Janason6710/
Jonesan678/
Hohnhausen678/
Jongnan677/
Hanasen676/
Jonathn676/
Janesen675/
Junasan675/
Janaten674/
Jonahne674/
Jonaine674/
Djosnan674/
Jonesin673/
Johngan672/
Joungan672/
Yonason672/
Johnhan672/
Johnann672/
Juonang672/
Joinang672/
Jognand671/
Johnnesson671/
Jonanne671/
Jonoson671/
Johnanh671/
Jonhann671/
Janazen671/
Jounane671/
Jomnang671/
Joneing671/
Jonoten671/
Djognan671/
Connaisson671/
Johnain671/
Jomnaun671/
Jonhant671/
Khounnasen671/
Khoonnasen671/
Johnaan670/
Conosen670/
Canasen670/
Jounand670/

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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
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  • 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 Jonassen
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