View the most religious surnames in Kenya

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

The last name Jairus (Oriya: ଜୟରାସ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Jaïrus or Jaîrus. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

Jairus is the 222,254^th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,973,580 people. The surname Jairus is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Jairus are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jairus is also the 48,228^th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 14,166 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 692 people, or 1 in 255,987. In Nigeria Jairus is mostly found in: Ogun, where 13 percent reside, Benue, where 12 percent reside and Oyo, where 11 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 26 percent reside and Namibia, where 14 percent reside.

Jairus Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Jairus earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.53% more than the national average, earning R 341,076 per year and in United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.