Jaq Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Jaq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Jaq (263) may also be a first name.

Jaq Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jaq Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Jaq (Arabic: جاق) is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaq? popularity and diffusion

Jaq is the 3,798,600th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Jaq are found; 48 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Jaq is also the 548,616th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 263 people.

This last name is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 3,215,318. In Afghanistan it is most frequent in: Kandahar, where 20 percent live, Parwan, where 20 percent live and Balkh, where 10 percent live. Apart from Afghanistan this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Jaq Last Name Statistics demography

Jaq earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jacq864,623/
Jhaq868/
Jaqu866/
Ijaq864/
Jakq864/
Jaqe863/
Jagq862/
Hjaq861/
Jaqg861/
Jaqx861/
Jeaq861/
Jaeq861/
Jasq861/
Jaqq861/
Jaqz861/
Jauq861/
Jgaq861/
Jjaq861/
Jiaq861/
Jaque7513,550/
Jacqz75104/
Jacqx7521/
Jacqu759/
Jahaq755/
Ijazq753/
Jauqu752/
Jatqt751/
Jayqu751/
Jackq751/
Jacqe751/
Jaqhd751/
Jaqus751/
Jiaqu751/
Haq67315,097/
Jak6712,503/
Jax673,928/
Jacque672,903/
Jag671,778/
Jac671,349/
Saq67801/
Zaq67650/
Yaq67278/
Jasque6714/
Jacqus6711/
Eaq678/
Joq678/
Iaq677/
Djaque673/
Jatque672/
Jauque672/
Jaique672/
Jacqut672/
Jayque671/
Jeaque671/
Ijaque671/
Jaqque671/
Aijazq671/
Jaquth670/

Jaq Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jaq in the Arabic language
جاقjaq-

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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 Jaq
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