Jac Surname

285,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Jac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2291:87,67610,196
France1971:337,17150,874
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Poland1081:351,93339,522
Vietnam951:975,2221,854
India371:20,731,497300,213
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Taiwan321:732,6485,233
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Belgium211:547,45951,586
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
Slovakia171:313,90944,635
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Liberia131:339,11818,650
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
China101:136,732,1577,199
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Jač (36), Jać (1) & Jáč (13) are calculated separately.

Jac (9,643) may also be a first name.

Jac Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jac is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Jač, Jać or Jáč. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jac.

How Common Is The Last Name Jac? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jac is the 285,131st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,402,184 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Jac live; 26 percent live in Eastern Europe and 17 percent live in Romanian Europe. Jac is also the 62,804th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 9,643 people.

Jac is most common in Romania, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 87,676. In Romania it is most common in: Bihor County, where 46 percent reside, Cluj County, where 22 percent reside and Timiș County, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Romania Jac is found in 70 countries. It is also found in France, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Jac Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jac has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jac last name expanded 1,720 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jac Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jac last name are 32.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.07% being registered with the party.

Jac earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.49% less than the national average, earning $36,896 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jač8936/
Jać891/
Jack86192,069/
Jach866,109/
Jacq864,623/
Jaci86327/
Ijac86106/
Jaic8664/
Jacz867/
Jacc865/
Jagc864/
Jacs863/
Jact863/
Jasc863/
Jhac863/
Jadc863/
Jzac862/
Jacp862/
Jayc861/
Zjac861/
Jaac861/
Jacx861/
Jajc861/
Djac861/
Jeac861/
Jjac861/
Jyac861/
Jáč7813/
Jauch756,529/
Jacke751,110/
Jasch75730/
Jauck75405/
Jachs75341/
Jache75310/
Jaich75155/
Jacqz75104/
Jatch7587/
Jaick7549/
Djack7526/
Ijack7521/
Jacqx7521/
Ijeac7519/
Jasci7516/
Jaics7512/
Ijazc7512/
Jiach7510/
Jacqu759/
Zjaic757/
Jeauc757/
Jatci757/
Jachh757/
Jaack756/
Djaic756/
Ojhac756/
Jacck754/
Jacch754/
Jeack754/
Jadch754/
Jackh753/
Jakch753/
Jahac753/
Jackc753/
Jeach752/
Jiaci752/
Jaaci752/
Jaici752/
Jakcs752/
Jaych751/
Jascz751/
Jauci751/
Jauct751/
Jhaic751/
Jiatc751/
Hijac751/
Zsjac751/
Jackq751/
Jaëck751/
Jackk751/
Zjacx751/
Jacqe751/
Jacbp751/
Jhack751/
Jjacs751/
Jachg750/
Tjack750/
Cac6736,338/
Jak6712,503/
Jas679,372/
Yac678,170/
Zac674,604/
Jax673,928/
Jacque672,903/
Jag671,778/
Jaj671,598/
Jaz671,178/
Jaszcz671,034/
Jagsch67545/
Djaich67203/
Joc67156/
Jaš67147/
Jatsch67141/
Jacová6780/
Iac6779/
Jausch6728/
Jaq6727/
Jauche6725/
Ijache6718/
Ajiach6717/
Jaś6717/
Jacova6714/
Jachts6713/
Eac6713/
Jacqus6711/
Jaschk678/
Jayche674/
Eijach674/
Aijack673/
Ojhaci673/
Jaiche672/
Jaachk672/
Jeacks672/
D'Jack672/
Jacqut672/
Jatche672/
Jascke672/
Hijack671/
Jaszcc671/
Jaszzc671/
Jaache671/
Jahacc671/
Jahcke671/
Jaigch671/
Eijack671/
Jahach671/
Jacksh671/
Jacowa671/
Jeasch671/
Jeacke671/
Jaucke671/
Jijack671/
Ojhaic671/
Ajjack671/

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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
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  • 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 Jac
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