The Jonas surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 8,572 people carried this name — #3,800 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,400 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 544 people named Jonas.
63 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 51 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
408 people named Jonas have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 594 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 145 people named Jonas live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
98 people named Jonas live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Jonas.
- Joliet 140 · U.S. census
- Jolin 1,263 · U.S. census
- Jolivet 345 · U.S. census
- Jolly 15,166 · U.S. census
- Joly 1,305 · U.S. census
- Jon 453 · U.S. census
- Jones 1,362,755 · U.S. census
- Jonet 203 · U.S. census
- Jonis 114 · U.S. census
- Joos 1,183 · U.S. census
- Jorda 246 · U.S. census
- Jordan 197,212 · U.S. census
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