Jónasson Surname
Approximately 885 people bear this surname
Jónasson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 865 | 1:439 | 64 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 1:24,499 | 1,578 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Jonasson (11,411) are calculated separately.
Jónasson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jónasson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jónasson is found in Iceland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Jonasson. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jónasson? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 397,886th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,234,515 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jónasson live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most frequent in Iceland, where it is borne by 865 people, or 1 in 439. In Iceland it is most numerous in: Capital Region, where 61 percent live, Northeastern Region, where 14 percent live and Southern Peninsula, where 6 percent live. Barring Iceland this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonasson | 96 | 11,411 | / |
| Djónason | 88 | 1 | / |
| Janasson | 88 | 1 | / |
| Jonassohn | 82 | 75 | / |
| Johnasson | 82 | 18 | / |
| Joonasson | 82 | 15 | / |
| Jonassone | 82 | 3 | / |
| Jonason | 80 | 654 | / |
| Janason | 80 | 10 | / |
| Jonassen | 75 | 4,778 | / |
| Jonaeson | 75 | 35 | / |
| Jonahson | 75 | 28 | / |
| Johnason | 75 | 26 | / |
| Jonasoon | 75 | 10 | / |
| Jonassan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Jonaszon | 75 | 4 | / |
| Janassen | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yonasson | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sonasson | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jhonason | 75 | 1 | / |
| Joonason | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sanasson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hanasson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Janasoon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jonasohn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Jonnason | 75 | 0 | / |
| Jonnassen | 71 | 30 | / |
| Hannasson | 71 | 9 | / |
| Janaidson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jomnasoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Johnnason | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hognasson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Johnassen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Jonasen | 67 | 701 | / |
| Jonasan | 67 | 357 | / |
| Janasan | 67 | 69 | / |
| Yanason | 67 | 49 | / |
| Janoson | 67 | 23 | / |
| Conason | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jonazon | 67 | 18 | / |
| Janasen | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jonasén | 67 | 6 | / |
| Junasan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hanason | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yunason | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yonason | 67 | 2 | / |
| Canason | 67 | 1 | / |
| Connaisson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jonoson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Johnnesson | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Jónasson
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