Jarås Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Jarås Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jarås Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway91:571,36544,190
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183

The alternate forms: Järås (41) are calculated separately.

Jarås Last Name Facts

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

Jarås occurs most in Norway. It can appear as: Järås. For other possible spellings of Jarås click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jarås? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jarås is the 5,057,639th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jarås live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

Jarås is most frequently held in Norway, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 571,365. In Norway it is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 40 percent are found.

Jarås Last Name Statistics demography

Jarås earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.72% less than the national average, earning 312,452 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Järås9341/
Jars89232/
Jaars802,222/
Jaers80225/
Jahrs80211/
Jorås8031/
Jarse8028/
Jaurs8011/
Jarrs807/
Jarst807/
Jarsh804/
Jairs803/
Jears802/
Sarås802/
Jarsz802/
Harås801/
Jarss801/
Jaërs801/
Jarsch7354/
Hjarsø7352/
Jaarse7321/
Jarstø737/
Saurås735/
Jaurse732/
Jaurës731/
Jyarsh731/
Jarshe730/
Hars672,321/
Sars671,222/
Jors67997/
Jörs67336/
Zars67292/
Cars67252/
Jaursch67131/
Järs6739/
Yars6715/
Jaersch6710/
Ears675/
Jarš673/
Jarsche671/
Jarx671/
Jairsse671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Jarås
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