Jaś Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Jaś Surname User-submission:

In Polish this name can have two orgins.

1) From the diminutive of the first name Jan (English: John) - Jaś. Due to phonetic changes it can be spelled both as Jaś or Jas.

2) From the Polish noun jaz, meaning 'weir', 'heck'.

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Jaś Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Jas (9,372), Jaš (147) & Jáš (1) are calculated separately.

Jaś (615) may also be a first name.

Jaś Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Polish this name can have two orgins.

1) From the diminutive of the first name Jan (English: John) - Jaś. Due to phonetic changes it can be spelled both as Jaś or Jas.

2) From the Polish noun jaz, meaning 'weir', 'heck'. Due to phonentic changes it can be spelled both as Jaz or Jas.

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Jaś Last Name Facts

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

Jaś is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Jas, Jaš or Jáš. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaś? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jaś is the 4,772,636th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Jaś live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 336,805th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 615 people.

It is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 886,122. In Czechia it is most prevalent in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 92 percent are found and Plzeň Region, where 8 percent are found. Barring Czechia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jas899,372/
Jaš89147/
Jáš781/
Jax673,928/
Jaj671,598/
Jac671,349/
Jaz671,178/
Jaß67118/
Jač6736/
Jaśová678/
Jać671/

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