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 found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Jamús. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jamus? popularity and diffusion
It is the 731,961st most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. Jamus occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Jamus live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 271,593rd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 895 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 908,424. In Nigeria Jamus is most common in: Plateau, where 14 percent live, Bauchi, where 10 percent live and Yobe, where 10 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Jamus occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.
Jamus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Jamus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jamus last name contracted 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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