Jornathan Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Jornathan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jornathan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827

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

Jornathan is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jornathan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most numerous family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Jornathan reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 72 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Jornathan is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 33 percent are found, Abia, where 19 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jornatan943/
Cornathan896/
Cornatan821/
Jornnathong801/
Carnathan78858/
Carnathain740/
Cornaton71367/
Carnatan714/
Carnatahn671/
Carnathon671/
Cornatton671/
Hornostan671/
Hornoshtan6314/
Chornoshtan60377/

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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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