Jaers Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

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

Jaers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2251:240,79024,675
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Jaërs (1) are calculated separately.

Jaers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jaers has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be found as a variant: Jaërs. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaers? popularity and diffusion

Jaers is the 1,092,155th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. Jaers occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jaers reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 240,790. In South Africa Jaers is most common in: Western Cape, where 67 percent live, Northern Cape, where 21 percent live and Free State, where 6 percent live.

Jaers Last Name Statistics demography

Jaers earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.52% less than the national average, earning R 122,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaërs931/
Jawers9114/
Jaaers913/
Jahers910/
Jayers910/
Jars89232/
Jaggers835,533/
Jaersch8310/
Jauhers838/
Jaars802,222/
Joers80555/
Juers80529/
Haers80312/
Jahrs80211/
Saers80176/
Jõers8058/
Jarås8015/
Zaers8013/
Jaurs8011/
Jöers809/
Jarrs807/
Jeers804/
Jarsh804/
Jairs803/
Jarsz802/
Jears802/
Jeurs801/
Yaers801/
Ejars801/
Jarss801/
Eaers800/
Jauersch771/
Jowers734,740/
Jägers73703/
Joersz73164/
Joerss73105/
Jarsch7354/
Hjarsø7352/
Juerss7324/
Juehrs7312/
Haerst7312/
Haerse7311/
Ejerås7310/
Joehrs737/
Jayars737/
Eayers732/
Jaurse732/
Sahers732/
Joerse732/
Jöehrs732/
Haeyrs731/
Zahers731/
Ojoers731/
Jēgers731/
Jaurës731/
Jajars731/
Jojars731/
Ejarsh731/
Ayaers731/
Jayurs730/
Eahers730/
Jeurse730/
Cahers730/
Seaers730/
Gooijaers7121/
Jörs67336/
Saaiers67290/
Jaursch67131/
Heijers6762/
Järs6739/
Saayers6731/
Joggers679/
Zaaiers676/
Saheurs674/
Jarš673/
Seijers672/
Zeijers672/
Jooersz672/
Sayyers671/
Sauiers671/
Saiyers671/
Chaerst671/
Cheaers671/
Jairsse671/
Hoijers671/
Zaheers671/
Saijers671/
Juggers670/
Sayiers670/
Yaggers670/

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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
  • 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 Jaers
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