Jars Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Denmark

Jars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1101:603,84379,953
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Israel131:658,28045,106
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
India111:69,733,217610,955
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Järs (39) & Jarš (3) are calculated separately.

Jars (59) may also be a first name.

Jars Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jars is found most in France. It may appear in the variant forms: Järs or Jarš. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jars? popularity and diffusion

Jars is the 1,070,546th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The last name Jars is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Jars reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Jars is also the 1,282,666th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 59 people.

This last name is most frequent in France, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 603,843. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 75 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 15 percent live and Île-de-France, where 6 percent live. Other than France this surname exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 8 percent live and Iraq, where 7 percent live.

Jars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jars has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jars Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jars are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Jars earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.68% less than the national average, earning R 69,672 per year and in United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Järs9239/
Jarš923/
Jaars892,222/
Jaers89225/
Jahrs89211/
Jarse8928/
Jarås8915/
Jaurs8911/
Jarst897/
Jarrs897/
Jarsh894/
Jairs893/
Jears892/
Jarsz892/
Jarss891/
Jaërs891/
Jarsch8054/
Hjarsø8052/
Jaarse8021/
Jarstø807/
Jaurse802/
Jaurës801/
Jyarsh801/
Jarshe800/
Hars752,321/
Sars751,222/
Jors75997/
Jörs75336/
Zars75292/
Cars75252/
Yars7515/
Ears755/
Jarx751/
Jaursch73131/
Jaersch7310/
Jairsse731/
Jarsche731/
Sears6752,246/
Harsh679,331/
Gears67754/
Haars67743/
Jarce67681/
Harst67667/
Khars67662/
Joers67555/
Carss67551/
Zarse67343/
Harse67284/
Harrs67231/
Yarsh67209/
Saurs67113/
Joors6790/
Hears6786/
Jorse6779/
Yarse6776/
Hairs6775/
Jörss6774/
Jõers6758/
Saars6756/
Chars6751/
Sarsh6749/
Sairs6747/
Jorsz6743/
Carrs6741/
Zears6741/
Harsz6741/
Järås6741/
Jorss6737/
Yoars6737/
Jorås6731/
Carsh6729/
Zarsh6728/
Harss6726/
Jorsh6723/
Jarze6718/
Jorsø6714/
Jarje6711/
Zaurs6711/
Zarss6711/
Jorst679/
Järse679/
Jöers679/
Jours678/
Sarrs678/
Hahrs676/
Jarch675/
Hajrs674/
Johrs673/
Scars672/
Jorrs672/
Zairs672/
Hyars672/
Caars672/
Cayrs672/
Sarås672/
Hayrs671/
Jeurs671/
Hiars671/
Zhars671/
Yarrs671/
Zarst671/
Yarst671/
Haurs671/
Zarrs671/
Iarse671/
Hhars671/
Jarše671/
Jörsz671/
Harås671/
Goijaars671/
Giars671/
Earsh671/
Yaars671/
Cahrs670/
Ayors670/
Eaars670/

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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 Jars
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