Jamus Surname
Approximately 396 people bear this surname
Jamus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 195 | 1:908,424 | 39,344 |
| Indonesia | 53 | 1:2,495,268 | 147,726 |
| Brazil | 53 | 1:4,039,138 | 109,837 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Jamús (1) are calculated separately.
Jamus (895) may also be a first name.
Jamus Demographics
Average Jamus Salary in
United States
$40,071 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jamus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jamus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jamus (Arabic: جموس) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Jamús. For other possible spellings of Jamus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jamus? popularity and diffusion
Jamus is the 731,961st most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Jamus are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 271,593rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 895 people.
The last name Jamus is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 908,424. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Plateau, where 14 percent reside, Bauchi, where 10 percent reside and Yobe, where 10 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and Brazil, where 13 percent reside.
Jamus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Jamus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jamus last name fell 5 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Jamus Last Name Statistics demography
Jamus earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.13% less than the national average, earning $40,071 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jamus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jamus in the Arabic language | ||
| جموس | jmws | - |
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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 Jamus
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