Jónas Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Jónas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Jonas (178,237), Jónás (6,965), Jónaš (2), Jonaš (383), Jonás (109), Jónáš (56), Joñas (19), Jonaś (1) & Jonáš (1,872) are calculated separately.
Jónas (941) may also be a first name.
Jónas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jónas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jónas occurs in Angola more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Jonas, Jónás, Jónaš, Jonaš, Jonás, Jónáš, Joñas, Jonaś or Jonáš. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jónas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Jónas are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 25 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. Jónas is also the 263,438th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 941 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Angola, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 26,989,214. Barring Angola this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 25 percent reside and Slovakia, where 25 percent reside.
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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
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- 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 Jónas
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