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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) has its highest incidence in Sierra Leone. It may also be found as a variant: Jáh. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Jah is the 21,439^th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 286,753 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Jah are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jah is also the 55,648^th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 11,537 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Sierra Leone, where it is borne by 9,925 people, or 1 in 714. Besides Sierra Leone this last name exists in 86 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 17 percent are found and The Gambia, where 16 percent are found.

Jah Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Jah surname are 39.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.86% being registered with the 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.