Surname Jonah (Jonah 
, جونا 
, ジョナ 
, among others...) , around the globe, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Jonah is habitual in Nigeria, where it is quite a common surname, Ghana, and Papua New Guinea, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Ghana, and Uganda. Also, Jonah is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Jonah | Kenya, United States, Ghana, Philippines, Nigeria |
| جونا | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Sudan |
| ジョナ | Japan |
| ג'ונה | Israel |
| 乔纳 | China |
| Джона | Ukraine, Russia |
| harry n. jonah politician (1896-1985), CA (b. 1896) |
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| jacques daniel jonah Jewish Bulgarian communist activist, GR (b. 1908) |
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| samuel esson jonah Ghanaian businessman, GH (b. 1949) |
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| gboribiogha john jonah politician (b. 1954) |
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| lucy jonah (b. 1946) |
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| modupe jonah Sierra Leonean middle-distance runner, SL (b. 1966) |
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| david w. jonah Ph.D. Brown University 1967 |
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| harold francis secord jonah Ph.D. Purdue University 1941 |
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| fredrick ekow jonah researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0001-9669-7639 |
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| frederick chapman jonah Ph.D. Brown University 1930 |
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| roni jonah Canadian director, actress and professional wrestler, CA (b. 1986) |
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| willie jonah |
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| the hindu jonah |
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| tsakute jonah Model, NG (b. 1999) |
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| akim-jamal jonah DE (b. 1998) |
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