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 surname Jónas occurs in Angola more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Jonas, Jónás, Jónaš, Jonaš, Jonás, Jónáš, Joñas, Jonaś or Jonáš. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jónas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jónas is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Jónas reside; 50 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 25 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 263,438th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 941 people.
This surname is most widespread in Angola, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 26,989,214. Besides Angola Jónas occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 25 percent are found and Slovakia, where 25 percent are found.
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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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