Jairus Surname
Approximately 1,834 people bear this surname
Jairus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 692 | 1:255,987 | 14,754 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Namibia | 249 | 1:9,676 | 1,876 |
| Kenya | 161 | 1:286,832 | 18,555 |
| Papua New Guinea | 138 | 1:59,085 | 7,566 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 1:96,672 | 18,437 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
The alternate forms: Jaïrus (1,348) & Jaîrus (4) are calculated separately.
Jairus (14,166) may also be a first name.
Jairus Demographics
Average Jairus Salary in
United States
$15,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jairus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jairus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jairus (Oriya: ଜୟରାସ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as: Jaïrus or Jaîrus. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jairus? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 222,254th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,973,580 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Jairus reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jairus is also the 48,228th most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 14,166 people.
The surname Jairus is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 692 people, or 1 in 255,987. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ogun, where 13 percent are found, Benue, where 12 percent are found and Oyo, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 26 percent are found and Namibia, where 14 percent are found.
Jairus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jairus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jairus in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜୟରାସ | jayarasa | - |
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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 Jairus
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