Jaca Surname
Approximately 14,339 people bear this surname
Jaca Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of James,' from the Spanish Iago, which must have crossed over into Cornwall at some early period. The surname is fairly well established in that county; compare Bastian for Sebastian, a fontal name familiar to the same shire.
Read More About This SurnameJaca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6,722 | 1:8,060 | 1,021 |
| Philippines | 5,227 | 1:19,368 | 2,355 |
| Spain | 528 | 1:88,546 | 7,466 |
| Argentina | 374 | 1:114,287 | 9,627 |
| Mexico | 373 | 1:332,778 | 7,184 |
| India | 191 | 1:4,016,049 | 108,912 |
| United States | 185 | 1:1,959,237 | 126,399 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Cuba | 120 | 1:96,023 | 2,944 |
| France | 85 | 1:781,444 | 95,071 |
| Romania | 62 | 1:323,837 | 28,474 |
| Brazil | 61 | 1:3,509,415 | 98,831 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Puerto Rico | 11 | 1:322,740 | 2,767 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Serbia | 8 | 1:893,118 | 28,088 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | 1:505,200 | 13,972 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Jača (25), Jaça (1) & Jacă (1) are calculated separately.
Jaca (1,992) may also be a first name.
Jaca Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of James,' from the Spanish Iago, which must have crossed over into Cornwall at some early period. The surname is fairly well established in that county; compare Bastian for Sebastian, a fontal name familiar to the same shire.
Thomas Jagoe, 1583: Reg. St Columb Major.
Oliver Jagoe, 1617: ibid.
1608. Married — John Jago and Margaret Griffin: Kensington Ch.
1754. — Thomas Jago and Margaret Deane: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1809. — Thomas William Jago and Jane Bridges: St. George, Hanover Square.
"As for the name Jago, whether it be derived from the Celtish-British Iago, and signifies James, or from gago or jago, a spear, or military tuck, I determine not, or from gages and pledges for battle; however, this name was of ancient use in Britain; for Galfridus Monmuthensis tells us of a king named Jago, before Julius Caesar landed in Britain, that reigned twenty-five years, and lies buried at York." Hals, in Davies Gilbert's Cornwall, i., 397. The derivation from Iago, James (rather Spanish, however, than Celtic), is probably the correct one.
Hals says jagoy gago, in Scottish and Irish. signifies an island, and he refers to Floyd's See. -Ir. Dict. These names are rather Cornish forms of James. compare the Sp. Iago. Hence the surnames Jaca, Jacka.
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Jaca Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jaca Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jaca occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Jača, Jaça or Jacă. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaca? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 36,779th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 508,233 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Jaca are found; 47 percent are found in Southern Africa and 47 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 169,419th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,992 people.
This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 6,722 people, or 1 in 8,060. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 61 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 14 percent live and Gauteng, where 12 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name exists in 50 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 36 percent live and Spain, where 4 percent live.
Jaca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Jaca has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jaca last name expanded 1,542 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jaca Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Jaca surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political 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.
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