Jahrs Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Jahrs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jahrs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia2081:11,5842,202
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Jahrs Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jahrs Come From? nationality or country of origin

Jahrs is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahrs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,140,742nd most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. Jahrs is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jahrs reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Namibia, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 11,584. In Namibia Jahrs is most prevalent in: ǁKaras Region, where 82 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 12 percent are found and Hardap Region, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Namibia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jars89232/
Jaars802,222/
Jaers80225/
Jarse8028/
Jarås8015/
Jaurs8011/
Jarrs807/
Jarst807/
Hahrs806/
Jarsh804/
Johrs803/
Jairs803/
Jears802/
Jarsz802/
Jarss801/
Jaërs801/
Cahrs800/
Jarsch7354/
Hjarsø7352/
Jaarse7321/
Cahars7310/
Jarstø737/
Joehrs737/
Jöehrs732/
Jaurse732/
Sahars731/
Jaurës731/
Sahrsh731/
Jahrje731/
Jyarsh731/
Yahars730/
Jarshe730/
Hars672,321/
Sars671,222/
Jors67997/
Hors67763/
Hárs67338/
Jörs67336/
Zars67292/
Cars67252/
Jaursch67131/
Järs6739/
Saharsh6716/
Yars6715/
Chahars6713/
Jaersch6710/
Ears675/
Jarš673/
Eaharsh672/
Jarx671/
Jairsse671/
Jarsche671/
Zaheers671/

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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
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  • 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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