Al-Jisr Surname

339,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Al-Jisr Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Jisr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria8891:21,7111,550
Lebanon1701:33,1593,295
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388

Al-Jisr (19) may also be a first name.

Al-Jisr Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Jisr Come From? nationality or country of origin

Al-Jisr is found in Syria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Al-Jisr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Jisr? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 339,783rd most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,735,255 people. The last name Al-Jisr is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Jisr are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 98 percent are found in Levant. Al-Jisr is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name is most common in Syria, where it is borne by 889 people, or 1 in 21,711. In Syria Al-Jisr is mostly concentrated in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 98 percent reside, Homs Governorate, where 2 percent reside and Aleppo Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Besides Syria it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 16 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Al-Jisr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Sunni (93%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Jair862/
Al-Sir7713/
Al-Gir777/
Al-Hir772/
Al-Ser771/
Al-Zair714,359/
Al-Hirz7124/
Al Jair7114/
Al-Hajr714/
Al-Sair711/
Al-Zier711/
Al-Serh711/
Al-Hair711/
Al-Hajre6722/
Al-Er671/
Al-Sahier631/
Al Ajr62111/
Al Sir6283/
Al Zir623/
Al Hir622/
Al Ser621/
Al Sre621/
Al Hair571,088/
Al-Herz57830/
Al-Zeer57578/
Al Aire5721/
Al Jerz5714/
Al Hajr577/
Al Zeir576/
Al Gair574/
Al Aair572/
Al Hejr571/
Al Ajrh571/
Al Hirz571/
Al-Zher571/
Al Shre571/
Al Sair571/
Al-Heer571/
Al Aireh5330/
Al Hajre5316/
Al Seher532/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al-Jisr
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