Overview
people
Sample Size
519
Gender Distribution
Male:
43.7%
Female:
56.3%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
Yona is the Hebrew version of the name Jonah, which means “dove”. In the Bible, Jonah was a prophet who was swallowed by a whale and later released. The name Yona is often associated with peace and innocence.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
ID
105 samples
68%
FR
68 samples
91%
ES
51 samples
80%
US
42 samples
60%
TZ
30 samples
100%
IL
28 samples
64%
AO
13 samples
92%
MW
11 samples
100%
BR
11 samples
100%
GB
10 samples
90%
BE
9 samples
67%
JP
8 samples
63%
ZA
8 samples
63%
KR
7 samples
86%
CN
7 samples
100%
ZM
6 samples
100%
KE
6 samples
100%
ET
6 samples
100%
IN
6 samples
83%
NL
6 samples
83%
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