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.
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Jara Political Affiliation
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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) occurs in Chile more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Jará or Jára. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jara? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,779th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 23,587 people. Jara is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Jara are found; 76 percent are found in South America and 37 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. Jara is also the 22,947th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 38,514 people.
The surname is most widespread in Chile, where it is borne by 78,401 people, or 1 in 225. In Chile Jara is mostly concentrated in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 37 percent reside, Bío Bío Region, where 25 percent reside and Araucanía Region, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Chile this last name exists in 106 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 16 percent reside and Paraguay, where 13 percent reside.
Jara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Jara has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jara last name increased 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 Democrats than the national 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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