de Jesus Surname

229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,292,807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
East Timor

de Jesus Surname User-submission:

The surname De Jesus is a Spanish and Portuguese surname that means 'of Jesus.' It is a patronymic surname, meaning that it is derived from the given name of the father. The given name Jesus is a common name in the Hispanic and Portuguese-speaking world, as it is the name of the central figure of Christianity.

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de Jesus Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,963,7411:10914
Mexico136,4541:910148
Philippines79,4801:1,27474
Angola29,5791:912156
Mozambique21,6291:1,260311
East Timor14,0351:8726
Dominican Republic10,0611:1,037178
Puerto Rico9,0081:39483
United States5,7351:63,2017,397
Spain4,5821:10,2031,196
France3,2281:20,5772,377
Venezuela2,7021:11,1781,012
Portugal1,9441:5,359546
Argentina1,8561:23,0301,918
Honduras1,4271:6,178532
Canada6501:56,6866,691
South Africa6401:84,65310,423
Peru6041:52,6234,390
Guatemala5571:28,8741,840
Australia4711:57,3166,985
El Salvador4691:13,526776
England4451:125,20912,540
Ecuador3251:48,9414,679
Belgium2801:41,0596,726
Luxembourg2521:2,304264
Switzerland2431:33,7984,967
Thailand2061:342,90559,500
Colombia1661:287,7965,662
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Suriname1531:3,612692
Uruguay1381:24,8682,900
Paraguay1191:60,8131,663
Cape Verde1181:4,488185
Andorra1091:769125
Cuba1021:112,9683,192
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Guam821:1,953256
Netherlands731:231,33130,466
Guyana681:11,2091,627
Italy581:1,054,42671,176
Jersey491:2,025325
São Tomé and Príncipe481:3,696334
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Panama471:83,2403,379
United Arab Emirates471:194,94213,936
Curaçao421:3,74485
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Iceland291:13,1071,178
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Aruba231:4,499638
Chile211:838,88017,964
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Qatar191:124,10514,725
United States Virgin Islands191:5,809896
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Austria161:532,21549,801
Costa Rica131:367,6983,592
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Sweden101:984,67673,605
China91:151,924,6187,954
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Norway81:642,78647,258
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
India51:153,413,076951,030
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Macau31:200,543803
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: de Jesús (1,768), de Jesùs (53), de Jésus (41) & de Jèsus (1) are calculated separately.

de Jesus (22,728) may also be a first name.

de Jesus Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname De Jesus is a Spanish and Portuguese surname that means 'of Jesus.' It is a patronymic surname, meaning that it is derived from the given name of the father. The given name Jesus is a common name in the Hispanic and Portuguese-speaking world, as it is the name of the central figure of Christianity.

- ivei

Translated from Spanish this surname means 'of Jesus'.

- jdj

A Spanish name meaning 'of Jesus'.

- adnamay
DNA test information
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de Jesus Demographics

Average Male de Jesus Height

171.47 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 922 (2014)

Average Female de Jesus Height

159.63 cm

Average female height (US):
161.5 cm
Sample size: 123 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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de Jesus Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Jesus Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname de Jesus is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: de Jesús, de Jesùs, de Jésus or de Jèsus. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name de Jesus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 229th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,178 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of de Jesus reside; 86 percent reside in South America and 86 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 34,322nd most numerous given name at a global level, held by 22,728 people.

This surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 1,963,741 people, or 1 in 109. In Brazil de Jesus is most common in: Bahia, where 34 percent live, São Paulo, where 17 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this last name occurs in 118 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 6 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

de Jesus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of de Jesus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the de Jesus last name expanded 286,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Jesus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the de Jesus last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount de Jesus earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 82.06% less than the national average, earning €5,387 per year; in Norway they earn 41.01% more than the national average, earning 488,012 kr per year; in Peru they earn 46.4% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,390 per year; in South Africa they earn 99.52% more than the national average, earning R 474,144 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.69% less than the national average, earning $18,231,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.34% more than the national average, earning $45,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.36% more than the national average, earning $52,346 CAD per year.

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de Jesus Reference & Research

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