Jonja Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Jonja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 29 | 1:1,825,573 | 47,638 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Jonja (75) may also be a first name.
Jonja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jonja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jonja (Hindi: जोंजा) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jonja.
How Common Is The Last Name Jonja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jonja is the 2,203,767th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Jonja live; 51 percent live in East Africa and 39 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 75 people.
Jonja is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,825,573. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 31 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 31 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Jonja is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and Ethiopia, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jonja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jonja in the Hindi language | ||
| जोंजा | jonja | 33.33 |
| जोन्जा | jonja | 33.33 |
| जोनजा | jonaja | 33.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Jonja
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