View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Jais (Hindi: जैस, Marathi: जैस, Oriya: ଯାଇସ) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Jaïs. For other possible spellings of Jais click here.

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

This last name is the 34,571^st most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 475,502 people. It occurs mostly 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 forename in the world, borne by 11,423 people.

Jais is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 5,541 people, or 1 in 5,323. In Malaysia Jais is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 24 percent are found, Johor, where 16 percent are found and Sabah, where 15 percent are found. Besides Malaysia this surname occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 30 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.

Jais Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Jais has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jais last name rose 791 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jais Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Jais surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.17% being registered to vote for the political 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.