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

The last name Jais (Hindi: जैस, Marathi: जैस, Oriya: ଯାଇସ) is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Jaïs. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 34,571^st most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 475,502 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Jais reside; 69 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 69 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 56,005^th most frequent first name globally It is held by 11,423 people.

Jais is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 5,541 people, or 1 in 5,323. In Malaysia Jais is mostly found in: Selangor, where 24 percent live, Johor, where 16 percent live and Sabah, where 15 percent live. Other than Malaysia it is found in 44 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 30 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.

Jais Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Jais has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jais last name increased 791 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jais Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Jais surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.17% registered with the party.

The amount Jais earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 57.04% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,327 per year and in United States they earn 13.34% less than the national average, earning $37,392 USD per year.