Cognomen Jonas (Jonas 
, יונס 
, Йонас 
, and others...) , in all the world, is a widespread last name. The cognomen Jonas is habitual in Antigua and Barbuda, where it is a common surname, Namibia, and Hungary, where it is quite a common surname (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Tanzania, South Africa, and Germany. More prevalently, Jonas is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Jonas | Tanzania, Philippines, Sweden, Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| יונאס, יונס | Israel |
| Йонас | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Lithuania, Russia |
| Жонас | Kazakhstan, Russia |
| Юнас | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Russia, Kyrgyzstan |
De Jonas, Džons, Giona, Johannes, John, Jon, Jonah, Jonasz, Jonaš, Jonàs, Jonás, Jonáš, Jonâs, João, Joñas, Juuna, Jònas, Jònàs, Jónas, Jónàs, Jónás, Jónáš, Jônas, Jônàs, Jônâ, Xoán, Yoonis, Ιωάννης, Τζον, Τζων, Джон, Джона, Джонас, Иоанн, Йоан, Йонаш, Ян, Іван, Јован, ג'ון, יונה, جان, جون, جونا, خوناس, يوحنا, یوحنا, জন, ജോൺ, จอห์น, โจนาส, ჯონი, ジョナス, ジョン, ジョーン, ヨン, 約翰, 约拿, 约翰, 요한, and 존
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justus jonas der ältere German Lutheran reformer, DE (b. 1493) |
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| jakob jonas German philologist, hebraist and jurist, DE (b. 1500) |
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| christoph jonas German university teacher (1510-1582), DE (b. 1510) |
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| sebastian jonas DE (b. 1517) |
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| johann jonas DE (b. 1558) |
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| hester jonas German midwife and cunning woman (c. 1570 – 1635), DE (b. 1570) |
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abraham jonas American politician (1801-1864), US (b. 1801) |
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| johann christian jonas DE (b. 1765) |
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elizabeth jonas English pianist (b. 1825) |
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émile jonas French composer (1827-1905), FR (b. 1827) |
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| margarethe jonas German painter (1783-1858), DE (b. 1783) |
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benjamin f. jonas United States Senator from Georgia (1834-1911), US (b. 1834) |
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charles jonas Czech lexicographer and nationalist, US (b. 1840) |
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| joseph jonas American watchmaker (b. 1792) |
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joseph jonas politician (1845-1921), DE (b. 1845) |
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