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

The last name Jaco (Arabic: جاكو) is found most in Brazil. It may also appear in the variant forms: Jacó, Jačo, Jaço or Jáco. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 35,816^th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 494,708 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Jaco reside; 56 percent reside in South America and 51 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 21,294^th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 42,131 people.

It is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 7,522 people, or 1 in 28,460. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 16 percent are found, Ceará, where 13 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this last name occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and El Salvador, where 11 percent are found.

Jaco Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Jaco has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jaco surname expanded 692 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jaco Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Jaco surname are 9.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.28% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jaco earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 32.25% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,133 per year; in South Africa they earn 162.43% more than the national average, earning R 623,628 per year; in United States they earn 9.15% less than the national average, earning $39,201 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.45% less than the national average, earning $43,993 CAD per year.