May Jones Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

May Jones Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

May Jones Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

May Jones Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name May Jones Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name May Jones has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name May Jones? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname May Jones occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of May Jones live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name May Jones is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa May Jones is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 50 percent are found and Western Cape, where 50 percent are found. Apart from South Africa May Jones exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
May-Jones8910/
Mayo-Jones842/
Mi Jones821/
Mjones8041/
Mah-Jones784/
May Janse781/
Mjoness7564/
Majines751/
Ma Janse711/
Mo Jonas711/
Moeau-Jones701/
Mjånes67207/
Mjønes67204/
Mjönes6726/
Mjanes677/
Maijenese672/
Mei Jonas671/
Majens671/
Maijeunes671/
Maijeness671/

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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 May Jones
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