Júnior Surname
Approximately 53,091 people bear this surname
Júnior Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 32,734 | 1:825 | 133 |
| Mozambique | 17,304 | 1:1,575 | 377 |
| Brazil | 2,647 | 1:80,874 | 3,032 |
| Portugal | 349 | 1:29,852 | 1,897 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 27 | 1:6,571 | 479 |
| Cape Verde | 6 | 1:88,274 | 2,986 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Junior (308,692), Jùnior (10), Juniór (2) & Jùniór (1) are calculated separately.
Júnior (57,354) may also be a first name.
Júnior Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Júnior Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Júnior is more commonly found in Angola than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Junior, Jùnior, Juniór or Jùniór. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Júnior? popularity and diffusion
Júnior is the 10,580th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 137,265 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Júnior are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 16,440th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 57,354 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Angola, where it is borne by 32,734 people, or 1 in 825. Beside Angola this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 94 | 308,692 | / |
| Jùnior | 94 | 10 | / |
| Júnnior | 92 | 2 | / |
| Juniór | 89 | 2 | / |
| Jùniór | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jonior | 83 | 24 | / |
| Júnyor | 83 | 2 | / |
| Junnior | 77 | 60 | / |
| Joenior | 77 | 20 | / |
| Jounior | 77 | 11 | / |
| Juinior | 77 | 10 | / |
| Jhunior | 77 | 9 | / |
| Juniore | 77 | 9 | / |
| Juniorr | 77 | 8 | / |
| Junihor | 77 | 8 | / |
| Junuior | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jiunior | 77 | 1 | / |
| Junhior | 77 | 1 | / |
| Juunior | 77 | 1 | / |
| Junoior | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eujunior | 71 | 1 | / |
| Juniar | 67 | 3,573 | / |
| Yunior | 67 | 965 | / |
| Junyor | 67 | 51 | / |
| Jonyor | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jonjor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Joneor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Juneor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Junhor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Junjor | 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 Júnior
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