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

The last name Jah (Arabic: جاح, Bengali: জহ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻩ, Hindi: जाह, Marathi: जाह, Oriya: ସାହୁ) occurs in Sierra Leone more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Jáh. Click here for other potential 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 held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 286,753 people. Jah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Jah reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jah is also the 55,648^th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 11,537 people.

The last name Jah is most numerous in Sierra Leone, where it is borne by 9,925 people, or 1 in 714. Besides Sierra Leone Jah is found 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 devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Sunni (50%) in Lebanon and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Jah surname are 39.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.86% registered to vote for 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.