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 occurs more in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of J.
How Common Is The Last Name J? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 132,588th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,140,877 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 forename at a global level. It is borne by 28,961 people.
The last name is most common 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 are found, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 29 percent are found and North Governorate, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Lebanon this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 18 percent are found and Iran, where 10 percent are found.
J Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the J last name 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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