Jona is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jona
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Jona

How popular is Jona?

Jona is ranked 84930 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Jonas grew by 19.09091 per cent to 131 since 2000 and ranked 129825 after elevating 9932 spots. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 68.7 67.27
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 16.79 12.73
Black 6.87 0
Others 3.82 11.82
Jona is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Tajikistan which signifies that it is originated from Tajikistan. Around 5109 people have been found who wears Jona as their family name. Jona is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
212,166 Canada9
38,459 New Zealand7
27,602 Nigeria4
2,110 Mozambique4
1,520 Marshall Islands4
184,212 France3
124,420 Spain3
9,097 Wales3
78,945 Argentina3
20,595 China2
26,123 Malaysia2
18,625 Japan2
54,135 Philippines2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
9,272 Ecuador2
10,183 Jordan2
15,999 Slovakia2
8,181 Botswana1
31,207 Ireland1
16,640 Hong Kong1
42,479 Greece1
6,149 Ethiopia1
34,581 Chile1
3,993 El Salvador1
174,544 Czech Republic1
28,365 Kenya1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
81,201 Switzerland1
13,447 Uganda1
36,678 Singapore1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
29,774 Venezuela1
3,952 Yemen1
7,790 Zambia1
58,885 Poland1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
47,891 Norway1
15,162 Costa Rica1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,033 Iceland38
52,947 Netherlands31
43,662 Belgium30
269,016 Russia29
15,487 Serbia26
67,388 Australia26
42,407 Sweden22
202,099 Ukraine14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
50,317 England75
45,171 Tanzania73
104,075 Brazil64
Countries with hundreds of Jona:
1,028 Tajikistan965
41,186 India797
12,297 South Africa511
2,757 Hungary458
4,461 Zimbabwe434
31,514 Italy291
1,958 Albania266
1,467 Namibia244
47,935 Indonesia195
59,024 Germany168
133,438 United States157
9,170 Israel118
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Antonio Jona was 30 years old when he migrated to USA on October 18, 1899. He lived in Soveria, Italy where he worked as laborer and took Victoria from Naples.

Jona Namesakes

  • Walter Jona, Legislator
  • Luciano Jona, Politician
  • Franco Jona, Author

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