Jornathan Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Jornathan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
Jornathan (72) may also be a first name.
Jornathan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jornathan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jornathan is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jornathan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jornathan? popularity and diffusion
Jornathan is the 3,957,383rd most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Jornathan reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jornathan is also the 1,143,416th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 72 people.
The last name Jornathan is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 33 percent live, Abia, where 19 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 19 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jornatan | 94 | 3 | / |
| Cornathan | 89 | 6 | / |
| Cornatan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jornnathong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Carnathan | 78 | 858 | / |
| Carnathain | 74 | 0 | / |
| Cornaton | 71 | 367 | / |
| Carnatan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Carnatahn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carnathon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cornatton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hornostan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hornoshtan | 63 | 14 | / |
| Chornoshtan | 60 | 377 | / |
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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 Jornathan
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