Jonathan Surname
Approximately 157,952 people bear this surname
Jonathan Surname Definition:
(Hebrew) Jehovah’s Gift [Hebrew Y·hónáthán—the contraction form of Y·hóváh + náthan, to give]
Read More About This SurnameJonathan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 71,912 | 1:2,463 | 323 |
| Tanzania | 32,527 | 1:1,628 | 215 |
| Chad | 25,323 | 1:537 | 63 |
| Malawi | 4,836 | 1:3,540 | 468 |
| South Africa | 3,503 | 1:15,466 | 1,946 |
| Kenya | 3,433 | 1:13,452 | 1,657 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2,603 | 1:3,132 | 142 |
| Indonesia | 2,242 | 1:58,987 | 6,496 |
| Ghana | 2,009 | 1:13,450 | 1,752 |
| United States | 1,267 | 1:286,077 | 26,602 |
| Togo | 840 | 1:8,628 | 2,051 |
| Malaysia | 782 | 1:37,716 | 3,111 |
| Sri Lanka | 731 | 1:28,466 | 3,639 |
| Cameroon | 522 | 1:39,787 | 5,316 |
| Zimbabwe | 484 | 1:31,897 | 4,928 |
| DR Congo | 404 | 1:182,870 | 18,550 |
| India | 401 | 1:1,912,881 | 66,545 |
| England | 397 | 1:140,348 | 13,648 |
| Australia | 291 | 1:92,769 | 10,602 |
| France | 272 | 1:244,201 | 37,781 |
| Canada | 258 | 1:142,812 | 14,673 |
| Dominican Republic | 247 | 1:42,239 | 2,243 |
| Namibia | 232 | 1:10,385 | 1,979 |
| Singapore | 201 | 1:27,402 | 1,053 |
| Lesotho | 170 | 1:11,956 | 2,671 |
| Wales | 165 | 1:18,755 | 2,014 |
| Brazil | 162 | 1:1,321,446 | 45,095 |
| Botswana | 154 | 1:14,201 | 2,743 |
| Liberia | 115 | 1:38,335 | 3,545 |
| New Zealand | 107 | 1:42,321 | 7,058 |
| Thailand | 104 | 1:679,215 | 113,538 |
| Nicaragua | 102 | 1:59,030 | 1,521 |
| Solomon Islands | 100 | 1:5,800 | 828 |
| Micronesia | 79 | 1:1,345 | 302 |
| Marshall Islands | 69 | 1:751 | 172 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 68 | 1:20,058 | 2,346 |
| China | 59 | 1:23,174,942 | 1,270 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| United Arab Emirates | 51 | 1:179,652 | 12,842 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Philippines | 45 | 1:2,249,738 | 125,194 |
| Uganda | 41 | 1:952,178 | 42,125 |
| Suriname | 38 | 1:14,543 | 3,502 |
| Rwanda | 36 | 1:315,694 | 1,449 |
| Belgium | 35 | 1:328,476 | 37,084 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Zambia | 26 | 1:609,612 | 24,798 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Ivory Coast | 12 | 1:1,922,603 | 35,802 |
| Guyana | 11 | 1:69,293 | 5,568 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| San Marino | 2 | 1:16,607 | 796 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 120 | 1:13,070 | 778 |
| England | 58 | 1:420,265 | 24,785 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 55 | 1:913,067 | 55,053 |
The alternate forms: Jônathan (1) are calculated separately.
Jonathan (2,164,306) may also be a first name.
Jonathan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Hebrew) Jehovah’s Gift [Hebrew Y·hónáthán—the contraction form of Y·hóváh + náthan, to give]
(Hebrew.) The gift of the Lord.
User-submitted Reference
It is a male surname, derived from the Hebrew (archaic) noun matán, which means 'gift' or 'a giving'. In the New Testament of the Bible, Matthan is the name of Jesus's great-grandfather (paternal), although here it is given in its Greek transliterated form Ματθαν.
- BalegJonathan Demographics
Average Jonathan Salary in
United States
$42,840 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jonathan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jonathan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jonathan (Arabic: يوناثان, Bengali: জনাথান, Hindi: जोनाथन, Marathi: जोनाथन, Oriya: େଯାନାଥନ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Jônathan. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jonathan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jonathan is the 3,552nd most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 46,138 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Jonathan reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jonathan is also the 275th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 2,164,306 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 71,912 people, or 1 in 2,463. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 10 percent are found, Taraba, where 7 percent are found and Rivers, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 125 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 21 percent are found and Chad, where 16 percent are found.
Jonathan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Jonathan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,304 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 684 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jonathan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Jonathan last name are 5.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.7% being registered with the political party.
The amount Jonathan earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.55% less than the national average, earning R 191,172 per year; in United States they earn 0.72% less than the national average, earning $42,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.72% less than the national average, earning $48,330 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jonathan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan in the Oriya language | ||
| େଯାନାଥନ | eyanathana | 70.97 |
| େଜାନାଥନ | ejanathana | 19.35 |
| େଜାନାଥାନ | ejanathana | 3.23 |
| େଯାନାଥାନ | eyanathana | 3.23 |
| େଯାନାଥନ୍ | eyanathan | 3.23 |
| Jonathan in the Marathi language | ||
| जोनाथन | jonathana | 70.37 |
| जोनाथान | jonathana | 9.26 |
| जॉनथन | jonathana | 4.94 |
| जॉनाथन | jonathana | 2.47 |
| जोनायन | jonayana | 1.85 |
| जॉनाथान | jonathana | 1.23 |
| जॉनयण | jonayana | 0.62 |
| जोनतेन | jonatena | 0.62 |
| नाथन | nathana | 0.62 |
| जॉन्सन | jonsana | 0.62 |
| जोन्ताथान | jontathana | 0.62 |
| जाँनाथन | jamnathana | 0.62 |
| जॉनेिथन | joneithana | 0.62 |
| जोनेथन | jonethana | 0.62 |
| जॉनाथंन | jonathanna | 0.62 |
| जोनातन | jonatana | 0.62 |
| अँथनी | amthani | 0.62 |
| जॉनेथन | jonethana | 0.62 |
| जोनॅथन | jonethana | 0.62 |
| जॉनयन | jonayana | 0.62 |
| जोनयन | jonayana | 0.62 |
| जॉनीथीन | jonithina | 0.62 |
| Jonathan in the Hindi language | ||
| जोनाथन | jonathana | 67.5 |
| जौनाथन | jaunathana | 17.5 |
| जोनथन | jonathana | 7.5 |
| जॉनाथन | jonathana | 5 |
| जौनथन | jaunathana | 2.5 |
| Jonathan in the Bengali language | ||
| জনাথান | janathana | 33.33 |
| জনাথন | janathana | 33.33 |
| যনাথন | yanathana | 16.67 |
| জনথান | janathana | 16.67 |
| Jonathan in the Arabic language | ||
| يوناثان | ywnathan | - |
| جونثن | jwnthn | - |
| جوناثن | jwnathn | - |
| جونثان | jwnthan | - |
| جوناثان | jwnathan | - |
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