Jaars Surname

190,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jaars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,1611:25,0713,199
Namibia521:46,3355,885
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Jaars Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jaars is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Jaars click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaars? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 190,062nd most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,279,724 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jaars are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Jaars is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,161 people, or 1 in 25,071. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 54 percent live, Northern Cape, where 18 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Besides South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Jaars Last Name Statistics demography

Jaars earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.45% less than the national average, earning R 110,616 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaarse9121/
Jars89232/
Haars80743/
Jaers80225/
Jahrs80211/
Saars8056/
Jarse8028/
Jarås8015/
Jaurs8011/
Jarrs807/
Jarst807/
Jarsh804/
Jairs803/
Jarsz802/
Jears802/
Caars802/
Jarss801/
Jaërs801/
Yaars801/
Eaars800/
Goijaars771/
Jarsch7354/
Hjarsø7352/
Ayears7341/
Haarst7321/
Cahars7310/
Jarstø737/
Jaurse732/
Jaurës731/
Jyarsh731/
Haarse731/
Ayaers731/
Sahars731/
Jarshe730/
Yahars730/
Hars672,321/
Sars671,222/
Jors67997/
Jörs67336/
Zars67292/
Cars67252/
Jaursch67131/
Järs6739/
Saharsh6716/
Yars6715/
Chahars6713/
Jaersch6710/
Ears675/
Jarš673/
Eaharsh672/
Jarsche671/
Jairsse671/
Jarx671/
Haarsch670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Jaars
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis