Cognomen ジョナ (Jonah 
, ジョナ 
) , worldwide, is a common family name. The cognomen ジョナ is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is quite a common surname, Ghana, and Papua New Guinea, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Ghana, and Uganda. Also, ジョナ is the forename as well as the last name.