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Where Does The Last Name Jaca Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Jaca occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Jača, Jaça or Jacă. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaca? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Jaca is the 36,779^th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 508,233 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Jaca reside; 47 percent reside in Southern Africa and 47 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 169,419^th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 1,992 people.

Jaca is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 6,722 people, or 1 in 8,060. In South Africa Jaca is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 61 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 14 percent are found and Gauteng, where 12 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 50 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 36 percent are found and Spain, where 4 percent are found.

Jaca Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Jaca has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jaca surname increased 1,542 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jaca Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Jaca last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jaca earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.1% less than the national average, earning R 125,712 per year; in United States they earn 7.91% less than the national average, earning $39,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.04% less than the national average, earning $44,695 CAD per year.