Jahrs Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Jahrs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 208 | 1:11,584 | 2,202 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Jahrs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jahrs Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jahrs is held by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Jahrs click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jahrs? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,140,742nd most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jahrs live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Jahrs is most widespread in Namibia, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 11,584. In Namibia Jahrs is most frequent in: ǁKaras Region, where 82 percent live, Khomas Region, where 12 percent live and Hardap Region, where 6 percent live. Barring Namibia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jars | 89 | 232 | / |
| Jaars | 80 | 2,222 | / |
| Jaers | 80 | 225 | / |
| Jarse | 80 | 28 | / |
| Jarås | 80 | 15 | / |
| Jaurs | 80 | 11 | / |
| Jarrs | 80 | 7 | / |
| Jarst | 80 | 7 | / |
| Hahrs | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jarsh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Johrs | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jairs | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jears | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jarsz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jarss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jaërs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cahrs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Jarsch | 73 | 54 | / |
| Hjarsø | 73 | 52 | / |
| Jaarse | 73 | 21 | / |
| Cahars | 73 | 10 | / |
| Jarstø | 73 | 7 | / |
| Joehrs | 73 | 7 | / |
| Jöehrs | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jaurse | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sahars | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaurës | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sahrsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jahrje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jyarsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahars | 73 | 0 | / |
| Jarshe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hars | 67 | 2,321 | / |
| Sars | 67 | 1,222 | / |
| Jors | 67 | 997 | / |
| Hors | 67 | 763 | / |
| Hárs | 67 | 338 | / |
| Jörs | 67 | 336 | / |
| Zars | 67 | 292 | / |
| Cars | 67 | 252 | / |
| Jaursch | 67 | 131 | / |
| Järs | 67 | 39 | / |
| Saharsh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yars | 67 | 15 | / |
| Chahars | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jaersch | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ears | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jarš | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eaharsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jarx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jairsse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jarsche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaheers | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Jahrs
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