Jah Surname
Approximately 25,414 people bear this surname
Jah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 9,925 | 1:714 | 135 |
| Liberia | 4,313 | 1:1,022 | 136 |
| Gambia | 3,970 | 1:484 | 96 |
| India | 1,939 | 1:395,598 | 20,997 |
| Pakistan | 1,105 | 1:161,669 | 4,272 |
| Nigeria | 1,061 | 1:166,958 | 10,395 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Iran | 394 | 1:194,880 | 15,856 |
| United States | 353 | 1:1,026,796 | 75,483 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Philippines | 179 | 1:565,577 | 63,118 |
| Malaysia | 163 | 1:180,946 | 10,856 |
| Indonesia | 157 | 1:842,352 | 63,704 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| England | 127 | 1:438,725 | 29,288 |
| Mauritania | 114 | 1:35,920 | 2,863 |
| Jordan | 62 | 1:142,620 | 8,276 |
| United Arab Emirates | 48 | 1:190,881 | 13,202 |
| Afghanistan | 48 | 1:669,858 | 7,524 |
| Niger | 43 | 1:446,326 | 12,119 |
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Yemen | 29 | 1:911,217 | 11,394 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Senegal | 8 | 1:1,822,418 | 4,361 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 1:717,487 | 10,371 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
The alternate forms: Jáh (1) are calculated separately.
Jah (11,537) may also be a first name.
Jah Demographics
Average Male Jah Height
175.72 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Jah Last Name Facts
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) occurs in Sierra Leone more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Jáh. Click here for other possible spellings of Jah.
How Common Is The Last Name Jah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jah is the 21,439th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 286,753 people. The surname 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. It is also the 55,648th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 11,537 people.
This surname is most common in Sierra Leone, where it is held by 9,925 people, or 1 in 714. Beside Sierra Leone it occurs in 86 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 17 percent reside and The Gambia, where 16 percent reside.
Jah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly 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 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jáh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jaha | 86 | 77,595 | / |
| Jash | 86 | 7,817 | / |
| Jach | 86 | 6,109 | / |
| Jaih | 86 | 699 | / |
| Jiah | 86 | 514 | / |
| Jahu | 86 | 434 | / |
| Jaah | 86 | 415 | / |
| Jauh | 86 | 202 | / |
| Jhah | 86 | 130 | / |
| Jahy | 86 | 99 | / |
| Jadh | 86 | 89 | / |
| Japh | 86 | 15 | / |
| Jahj | 86 | 5 | / |
| Jahh | 86 | 4 | / |
| Jayh | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hjah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jyah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ja | 80 | 154,504 | / |
| Jauch | 75 | 6,529 | / |
| Ojeah | 75 | 940 | / |
| Jaish | 75 | 810 | / |
| Jahaa | 75 | 655 | / |
| Jahah | 75 | 393 | / |
| Jaysh | 75 | 374 | / |
| Ojiah | 75 | 373 | / |
| Jahau | 75 | 332 | / |
| Jahai | 75 | 274 | / |
| Hjash | 75 | 269 | / |
| Jaich | 75 | 155 | / |
| Aijah | 75 | 117 | / |
| Jhaha | 75 | 112 | / |
| Jaiph | 75 | 111 | / |
| Ajiah | 75 | 109 | / |
| Jahay | 75 | 96 | / |
| Jatch | 75 | 87 | / |
| Ejeah | 75 | 61 | / |
| Jacht | 75 | 59 | / |
| Ojhah | 75 | 55 | / |
| Ijaah | 75 | 47 | / |
| Jaaha | 75 | 41 | / |
| Ejiah | 75 | 36 | / |
| Eijah | 75 | 27 | / |
| Jahhu | 75 | 27 | / |
| Ajjah | 75 | 21 | / |
| Ayjah | 75 | 16 | / |
| Jahei | 75 | 15 | / |
| Ujiah | 75 | 13 | / |
| Ujjah | 75 | 12 | / |
| Ajeah | 75 | 11 | / |
| Jiach | 75 | 10 | / |
| Ejjah | 75 | 9 | / |
| Jaush | 75 | 7 | / |
| Jaidh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Jachh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Jeaha | 75 | 7 | / |
| Jahij | 75 | 6 | / |
| Jaudh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ijash | 75 | 5 | / |
| Jihah | 75 | 5 | / |
| Jaaah | 75 | 5 | / |
| Jadch | 75 | 4 | / |
| Eyjah | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jiaha | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ajyah | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jaaph | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jeach | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jashs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jasph | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jiahu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ja'ah | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jahhe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ajhah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jyadh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jyaha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jyath | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jaych | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jashp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jjaha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jhauh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jiahy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jiash | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jaadh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jahey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jaihd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ejyah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jaahe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijahe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijaph | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jahth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jaash | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jeash | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uijah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jahað | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jeahj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jaths | 75 | 0 | / |
| Jiahs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Jia | 67 | 4,665,311 | / |
| Jha | 67 | 1,187,034 | / |
| Jay | 67 | 55,828 | / |
| Jad | 67 | 46,905 | / |
| Jat | 67 | 41,376 | / |
| Yah | 67 | 23,022 | / |
| Joh | 67 | 10,906 | / |
| Jas | 67 | 9,372 | / |
| Jai | 67 | 9,315 | / |
| Jau | 67 | 6,907 | / |
| Hajjah | 67 | 5,840 | / |
| Jaa | 67 | 4,040 | / |
| Joa | 67 | 3,973 | / |
| Ija | 67 | 2,066 | / |
| Jap | 67 | 2,056 | / |
| Jaz | 67 | 1,178 | / |
| Iah | 67 | 941 | / |
| Jho | 67 | 590 | / |
| Jya | 67 | 475 | / |
| Ejhajh | 67 | 437 | / |
| Jea | 67 | 350 | / |
| Hajiah | 67 | 270 | / |
| Hujjah | 67 | 164 | / |
| Jatsch | 67 | 141 | / |
| Jaß | 67 | 118 | / |
| Jja | 67 | 89 | / |
| Haijah | 67 | 83 | / |
| Eah | 67 | 51 | / |
| Jač | 67 | 36 | / |
| Hja | 67 | 30 | / |
| Jascht | 67 | 30 | / |
| Hojjah | 67 | 28 | / |
| Jga | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ajiajh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ajiach | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ojeaha | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jihadh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jiaash | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ajhajh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hoijah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jhaish | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jahaah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jahaha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jahasz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hojiah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gajiah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jiahai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jijath | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eijach | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hujiah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hijaha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aijajh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jhaith | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ejiaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiaddh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaÿ | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiahau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jhaujh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojhajh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jausph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jihash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhahai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaasht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejhash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyjaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyjahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayjiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujjaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaijah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eijjah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajiahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eeijah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeasch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaà | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaû | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jać | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiahei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jâa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jóa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hejjah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejeaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gojjah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajiaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| J'A | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jihath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiahad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiahou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaicht | 67 | 0 | / |
Jah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jah in the Bengali language | ||
| জহ | jaha | 66.67 |
| জাহ | jaha | 33.33 |
| Jah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻩ | jah | 50.94 |
| ﺍﺟﺎﻩ | ajah | 33.96 |
| ﺍﻟﺠﺎﻩ | aljah | 7.55 |
| ﺃﺟﺎﻩ | ajah | 5.66 |
| ﺟﺎ | ja | 1.89 |
| Jah in the Marathi language | ||
| जाह | jaha | 43.81 |
| झा | jha | 28.57 |
| जह | jaha | 17.14 |
| जहा | jaha | 8.57 |
| जः | jah | 0.95 |
| Jah in the Hindi language | ||
| जाह | jaha | 33.33 |
| जहाॅ | jahae | 14.81 |
| जह | jaha | 13.58 |
| जहॉ | jaho | 11.52 |
| जहां | jaham | 7.2 |
| जहा | jaha | 6.38 |
| जाहॅ | jahe | 3.91 |
| जहॅ | jahe | 3.09 |
| जः | jah | 0.41 |
| Jah in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାହୁ | sahu | 25 |
| ଯହ | yaha | 25 |
| ଜାହ | jaha | 25 |
| ଜହ | jaha | 25 |
| Jah in the Arabic language | ||
| جاح | jah | - |
| جعه | jh | - |
| عجه | jh | - |
| جه | jh | - |
| جاه | jah | - |
| جيه | jyh | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Jah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis