Journey Surname
Approximately 1,470 people bear this surname
Journey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1,301 | 1:24,714 | 1,166 |
| Iran | 96 | 1:799,818 | 40,023 |
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 338 | 1:148,576 | 13,812 |
Journey (1,625) may also be a first name.
Journey Demographics
Average Male Journey Height
181.17 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Journey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Journey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Journey (Arabic: جورني) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Journey? popularity and diffusion
It is the 265,986th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,957,514 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Journey reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Journey is also the 191,495th most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 1,625 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1,301 people, or 1 in 24,714. In Afghanistan Journey is primarily found in: Takhar, where 15 percent reside, Kandahar, where 13 percent reside and Zabul, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Afghanistan it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Journey Last Name Statistics demography
Journey earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 1.56% less than the national average, earning $48,910 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Journey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Journey in the Arabic language | ||
| جورني | jwrny | - |
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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 Journey
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