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 last name J is held by more people in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name J? popularity and diffusion
It is the 132,588th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,140,877 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of J reside; 55 percent reside in West Asia and 36 percent reside in Levant. J is also the 28,663rd most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 28,961 people.
The surname is most widely held in Lebanon, where it is held by 1,046 people, or 1 in 5,389. In Lebanon J is mostly concentrated in: Beirut Governorate, where 29 percent live, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 29 percent live and North Governorate, where 20 percent live. Aside from Lebanon it exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 18 percent live and Iran, where 10 percent live.
J Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally 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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