J Surname
Approximately 3,404 people bear this surname
J Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 1,046 | 1:5,389 | 949 |
| Taiwan | 598 | 1:39,205 | 464 |
| Iran | 346 | 1:221,915 | 17,396 |
| Kuwait | 328 | 1:11,587 | 1,609 |
| Yemen | 187 | 1:141,312 | 7,277 |
| United Arab Emirates | 164 | 1:55,868 | 5,445 |
| Canada | 153 | 1:240,821 | 22,946 |
| Haiti | 127 | 1:84,125 | 4,293 |
| Iraq | 110 | 1:318,379 | 6,214 |
| Liberia | 102 | 1:43,221 | 3,943 |
| China | 94 | 1:14,545,974 | 853 |
| Syria | 53 | 1:364,170 | 4,757 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
J (28,961) may also be a first name.
J Demographics
Average J Salary in
Canada
$52,779 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
J Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name J Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname J is carried by more people in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of J.
How Common Is The Last Name J? popularity and diffusion
It is the 132,588th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,140,877 people. J is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of J are found; 55 percent are found in West Asia and 36 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 28,663rd most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 28,961 people.
The surname J is most commonly used in Lebanon, where it is borne by 1,046 people, or 1 in 5,389. In Lebanon it is primarily found in: Beirut Governorate, where 29 percent reside, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 29 percent reside and North Governorate, where 20 percent reside. Barring Lebanon J occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 18 percent reside and Iran, where 10 percent reside.
J Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the J surname is chiefly Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.
J earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 6.23% more than the national average, earning $52,779 CAD per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 J
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