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.
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Jonathan Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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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 rendered in the variant forms: Jônathan. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jonathan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jonathan is the 3,552nd most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 46,138 people. The surname Jonathan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Jonathan live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 275th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 2,164,306 people.
Jonathan is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 71,912 people, or 1 in 2,463. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 10 percent reside, Taraba, where 7 percent reside and Rivers, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 125 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 21 percent reside and Chad, where 16 percent reside.
Jonathan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Jonathan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jonathan last name rose 2,304 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 684 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jonathan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Jonathan last name is predominantly 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 Democrats than the national average, with 58.7% 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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