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

Jah (Arabic: جاح, Bengali: জহ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻩ, Hindi: जाह, Marathi: जाह, Oriya: ସାହୁ) is carried by more people in Sierra Leone than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Jáh. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name Jah is the 21,439^th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 286,753 people. Jah occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Jah live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jah is also the 55,648^th most frequent forename on earth It is held by 11,537 people.

The last name Jah is most frequently used in Sierra Leone, where it is held by 9,925 people, or 1 in 714. Outside of Sierra Leone this last name is found in 86 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 17 percent are found and The Gambia, where 16 percent are found.

Jah Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Sunni (50%) in Lebanon and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Jah are 39.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.2% less than the national average, earning $40,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.06% less than the national average, earning $42,200 CAD per year.