Yonah Surname
Approximately 9,358 people bear this surname
Yonah Surname User-submission:
The Yonah surname is from Hebrew, meaning 'dove'.
Yonah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,021 | 1:10,544 | 1,362 |
| Israel | 3,726 | 1:2,297 | 271 |
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| Nigeria | 124 | 1:1,428,571 | 55,237 |
| Kenya | 36 | 1:1,282,775 | 35,275 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Zambia | 12 | 1:1,320,827 | 31,121 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Yonah (21,743) may also be a first name.
Yonah Surname Meaning
Yonah Demographics
Average Yonah Salary in
United States
$27,610 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yonah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yonah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yonah is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yonah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 54,369th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 778,750 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Yonah reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 35,522nd most widely held forename internationally, held by 21,743 people.
The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5,021 people, or 1 in 10,544. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 17 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 14 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 10 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 40 percent reside and Malawi, where 3 percent reside.
Yonah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Yonah surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.
Yonah earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.01% less than the national average, earning $27,610 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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