J Surname

132,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

J Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

J Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon1,0461:5,389949
Taiwan5981:39,205464
Iran3461:221,91517,396
Kuwait3281:11,5871,609
Yemen1871:141,3127,277
United Arab Emirates1641:55,8685,445
Canada1531:240,82122,946
Haiti1271:84,1254,293
Iraq1101:318,3796,214
Liberia1021:43,2213,943
China941:14,545,974853
Syria531:364,1704,757
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Congo91:554,34412,633
Aruba91:11,4971,511
India71:109,580,769786,157
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

J (28,961) may also be a first name.

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ji674,010,974/
Ja67154,504/
Hj6777,872/
Je6712,744/
Jh676,336/
Aj675,435/
Dj674,360/
Oj672,361/
Ej672,166/
Sj671,126/
Uj67475/
Jj67372/
Jy67354/
Új67224/
Ij67184/
Xj67127/
Áj6727/
6725/
Zj6718/
676/
672/
672/
671/
671/

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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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