Jonson Surname
Approximately 14,442 people bear this surname
Jonson Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of John,' for Johnson, but quite as early a form; compare Jones. I often wonder how Poems by Benjamin Johnson' would read. But rare Ben's name is several times spelt Johnson by his friends.
Read More About This SurnameJonson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,673 | 1:37,874 | 5,838 |
| United States | 2,385 | 1:151,974 | 15,608 |
| Nigeria | 1,826 | 1:97,011 | 6,637 |
| Bangladesh | 1,262 | 1:126,273 | 5,065 |
| Sweden | 709 | 1:13,888 | 1,198 |
| India | 613 | 1:1,251,330 | 49,676 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Brazil | 497 | 1:430,733 | 16,340 |
| Russia | 419 | 1:343,969 | 34,263 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Pakistan | 346 | 1:516,312 | 8,790 |
| Indonesia | 330 | 1:400,755 | 33,989 |
| Tanzania | 319 | 1:165,961 | 14,708 |
| Canada | 254 | 1:145,061 | 14,859 |
| England | 242 | 1:230,240 | 19,179 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Australia | 192 | 1:140,603 | 15,124 |
| South Africa | 130 | 1:416,752 | 36,221 |
| New Zealand | 118 | 1:38,376 | 6,521 |
| Mauritius | 55 | 1:23,517 | 4,778 |
| Germany | 51 | 1:1,578,538 | 93,812 |
| Malaysia | 48 | 1:614,463 | 29,648 |
| Norway | 44 | 1:116,870 | 15,419 |
| Uzbekistan | 44 | 1:702,935 | 14,831 |
| China | 43 | 1:31,798,176 | 1,692 |
| Latvia | 43 | 1:47,675 | 7,247 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| Belarus | 37 | 1:256,785 | 30,179 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Lithuania | 33 | 1:91,957 | 12,711 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Jamaica | 21 | 1:136,664 | 4,886 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Georgia | 15 | 1:249,703 | 13,078 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Armenia | 7 | 1:418,597 | 8,462 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Palau | 4 | 1:5,411 | 112 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 155 | 1:157,260 | 13,677 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:49,013 | 2,509 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,603 | 1:31,328 | 3,778 |
The alternate forms: Jónson (9) are calculated separately.
Jonson (10,613) may also be a first name.
Jonson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of John,' for Johnson, but quite as early a form; compare Jones. I often wonder how Poems by Benjamin Johnson' would read. But rare Ben's name is several times spelt Johnson by his friends.
Magota Jon-wyf, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Margareta Jon-dowtter, 1379: ibid.
Thomas Jon-son-Dyconson, 1379: ibid.
1527. Rawlyns and Johanna Jonson: Marriage Lic. (London).
1556. Christning of Ellen Jonsonne: St. Peter, Cornhill.
Christopher Jonson, or Johnson, 1557: Register of the University of Oxford.
Jon’s or John’s Son: v. John.
Jonson Demographics
Jonson Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Jonson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jonson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jonson (Bengali: জনসন, Georgian: ჯონსონ, Hindi: जानसन, Marathi: जॉन्सन, Oriya: ଜନସନ) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Jónson. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jonson? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 36,525th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 504,608 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Jonson are found; 21 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 18 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 58,877th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 10,613 people.
Jonson is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2,673 people, or 1 in 37,874. In The Philippines Jonson is most common in: Calabarzon, where 66 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 13 percent are found and Northern Mindanao, where 4 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines this last name is found in 132 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
Jonson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Jonson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 149 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 44 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Jonson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland, Orthodox (57%) in Russia, Christian (94%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Jonson surname are 2.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.26% being registered with the party.
The amount Jonson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 47.57% more than the national average, earning 510,709 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.08% more than the national average, earning R 368,532 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.45% less than the national average, earning $20,556,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.44% less than the national average, earning $42,098 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.74% less than the national average, earning $45,343 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jonson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jonson in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯონსონ | jonson | - |
| Jonson in the Bengali language | ||
| জনসন | janasana | - |
| Jonson in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜନସନ | janasana | 74.19 |
| ଜନସାନ | janasana | 19.35 |
| ଜନେସନ | janesana | 3.23 |
| ଜନସନ୍ | janasan | 3.23 |
| Jonson in the Hindi language | ||
| जानसन | janasana | 50 |
| जॉनसन | jonasana | 33.33 |
| जोनसन | jonasana | 16.67 |
| Jonson in the Marathi language | ||
| जॉन्सन | jonsana | 37.25 |
| जॉनसन | jonasana | 19.61 |
| जोन्सोन | jonsona | 17.65 |
| जोन्सन | jonsana | 11.76 |
| जोनसोन | jonasona | 5.88 |
| जॉनसोन | jonasona | 1.96 |
| जान्सन | jansana | 1.96 |
| जोनसन | jonasana | 1.96 |
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