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Where Does The Last Name Junior Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Junior (Oriya: ଜୁନିଅର) is carried by more people in Mozambique than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Júnior, Jùnior, Juniór or Jùniór. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Junior? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Junior is the 1,781^st most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,608 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Junior live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Junior is also the 1,751^st most commonly used forename on earth, held by 570,777 people.

Junior is most prevalent in Mozambique, where it is borne by 157,586 people, or 1 in 173. Apart from Mozambique this surname exists in 175 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 19 percent reside and Ghana, where 8 percent reside.

Junior Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Junior has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Junior last name grew 1,286 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 12,350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Junior Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (99%) in Kenya and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Junior last name are 6.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Junior earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.02% less than the national average, earning 231,803 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 59.29% less than the national average, earning R 96,744 per year; in United States they earn 25.78% less than the national average, earning $32,024 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.33% less than the national average, earning $42,561 CAD per year.