Jonathana Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Namibia

Jonathana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jonathana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Jonathana (265) may also be a first name.

Jonathana Last Name Facts

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

Jonathana (Bengali: জনাথানা, Oriya: େଯାନାଥନ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jonathana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jonathana is the 3,274,477th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Jonathana live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 546,451st most common first name throughout the world, held by 265 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 32 percent live, Lagos, where 18 percent live and Abia, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Jonathana is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Jonathana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jonathana in the Bengali language
জনাথানাjanathana-
Jonathana in the Oriya language
େଯାନାଥନeyanathana-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jonathana
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