Jara Surname
Approximately 308,958 people bear this surname
Jara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 78,401 | 1:225 | 38 |
| Peru | 49,868 | 1:637 | 83 |
| Paraguay | 40,022 | 1:181 | 39 |
| Argentina | 34,547 | 1:1,237 | 173 |
| Mexico | 17,451 | 1:7,113 | 823 |
| India | 17,136 | 1:44,763 | 3,126 |
| Ecuador | 16,998 | 1:936 | 157 |
| Spain | 9,099 | 1:5,138 | 636 |
| United States | 7,507 | 1:48,283 | 5,853 |
| Colombia | 6,264 | 1:7,627 | 942 |
| Ethiopia | 4,990 | 1:19,548 | 2,554 |
| Costa Rica | 4,924 | 1:971 | 199 |
| Philippines | 4,541 | 1:22,294 | 2,886 |
| Brazil | 3,339 | 1:64,113 | 2,385 |
| South Africa | 2,739 | 1:19,780 | 2,494 |
| Venezuela | 2,632 | 1:11,476 | 1,032 |
| Yemen | 1,099 | 1:24,045 | 2,431 |
| Uruguay | 1,060 | 1:3,238 | 387 |
| Nicaragua | 888 | 1:6,781 | 603 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Bolivia | 536 | 1:19,807 | 1,657 |
| Poland | 530 | 1:71,715 | 11,223 |
| Indonesia | 525 | 1:251,903 | 22,960 |
| Thailand | 373 | 1:189,379 | 31,152 |
| France | 336 | 1:197,687 | 30,742 |
| Portugal | 198 | 1:52,617 | 2,944 |
| Canada | 189 | 1:194,950 | 19,131 |
| Pakistan | 181 | 1:986,983 | 12,883 |
| Mauritania | 171 | 1:23,947 | 2,088 |
| Panama | 168 | 1:23,287 | 1,476 |
| Nigeria | 133 | 1:1,331,900 | 52,479 |
| Iraq | 100 | 1:350,217 | 6,594 |
| England | 95 | 1:586,506 | 35,379 |
| Kenya | 86 | 1:536,976 | 26,431 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Taiwan | 75 | 1:312,597 | 2,517 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| Cuba | 66 | 1:174,587 | 3,987 |
| Germany | 62 | 1:1,298,475 | 82,291 |
| Italy | 61 | 1:1,002,569 | 69,817 |
| Lithuania | 58 | 1:52,320 | 8,307 |
| Zimbabwe | 52 | 1:296,889 | 30,036 |
| Cameroon | 44 | 1:472,024 | 38,779 |
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | 1:189,621 | 26,314 |
| Malaysia | 38 | 1:776,164 | 36,096 |
| Switzerland | 34 | 1:241,556 | 20,206 |
| Belgium | 33 | 1:348,383 | 38,592 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Iran | 22 | 1:3,490,115 | 99,764 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Czechia | 18 | 1:590,748 | 58,011 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Puerto Rico | 10 | 1:355,014 | 2,904 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Palestine | 8 | 1:568,606 | 13,348 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
The alternate forms: Jará (515) & Jára (126) are calculated separately.
Jara (38,514) may also be a first name.
Jara Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Name from Murcia from Cartagena.
User-submitted Reference
Some people believe that last name comes from the south of Castilla, Spain, and its meaning is related with a tree commonly called Jaramago.
- juanca2712Jara Demographics
Average Jara Salary in
United States
$39,218 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jara (Arabic: جرع, Bengali: জরা, Georgian: ჯარა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﺭﺍ, Hindi: जारा, Marathi: जारा, Oriya: ଜାରା) is carried by more people in Chile than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Jará or Jára. Click here for other potential spellings of Jara.
How Common Is The Last Name Jara? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,779th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,587 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Jara reside; 76 percent reside in South America and 37 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 22,947th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 38,514 people.
It is most frequently used in Chile, where it is held by 78,401 people, or 1 in 225. In Chile it is mostly found in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 37 percent are found, Bío Bío Region, where 25 percent are found and Araucanía Region, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Chile this last name is found in 106 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 16 percent are found and Paraguay, where 13 percent are found.
Jara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Jara has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 19,755 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Jara Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Jara last name are 38.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.06% being registered with the political party.
The amount Jara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 68.91% less than the national average, earning €9,337 per year; in Norway they earn 14.22% less than the national average, earning 296,873 kr per year; in Peru they earn 6.9% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,047 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.28% less than the national average, earning R 158,556 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.22% more than the national average, earning $24,342,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.11% less than the national average, earning $39,218 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.58% less than the national average, earning $44,428 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jara in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯარა | jara | - |
| Jara in the Bengali language | ||
| জরা | jara | - |
| Jara in the Hindi language | ||
| जारा | jara | 72.29 |
| जरा | jara | 23.13 |
| जड़ | jara | 1.93 |
| जाड़ | jara | 0.48 |
| जरां | jaram | 0.24 |
| ह्जरा | hjara | 0.24 |
| जर | jara | 0.24 |
| जैरा | jaira | 0.24 |
| जर्ा | jara | 0.24 |
| Jara in the Marathi language | ||
| जारा | jara | 62.26 |
| जरा | jara | 37.74 |
| Jara in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାରା | jara | 56.66 |
| ଜରା | jara | 23.89 |
| ଯାରା | yara | 9.56 |
| ଯରା | yara | 2.73 |
| ଜର | jara | 1.02 |
| ଜାର | jara | 1.02 |
| ରାମ | rama | 0.34 |
| ଝରା | jhara | 0.34 |
| ଜୁରା | jura | 0.34 |
| କୁାର | kuara | 0.34 |
| ଜୀରା | jira | 0.34 |
| Jara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﺭﺍ | jara | 31.82 |
| ﺟﺎﺭ | jar | 30.3 |
| ﺟﺎﺭﻩ | jarh | 19.7 |
| ﺍﺟﺮ | ajr | 4.55 |
| ﺍﺟﺮﻩ | ajrh | 3.03 |
| ﺟﺎﺭﺓ | jart | 3.03 |
| ﺟﺮﺍ | jra | 3.03 |
| ﺟﺮﻩ | jrh | 1.52 |
| Jara in the Arabic language | ||
| جرع | jr | - |
| جارا | jara | - |
| جرا | jra | - |
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