Jas Surname
Approximately 9,372 people bear this surname
Jas Surname User-submission:
In Polish this name can have two orgins.
1) From the diminutive of the first name Jan (English: John) - Jaś. Due to phonetic changes it can be spelled both as Jaś or Jas.
2) From the Polish noun jaz, meaning 'weir', 'heck'.
Read More About This SurnameJas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,499 | 1:219,224 | 12,985 |
| Poland | 949 | 1:40,051 | 6,281 |
| South Africa | 894 | 1:60,601 | 7,656 |
| Indonesia | 580 | 1:228,016 | 21,184 |
| United States | 399 | 1:908,418 | 68,362 |
| Pakistan | 389 | 1:459,239 | 8,178 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Netherlands | 339 | 1:49,815 | 8,537 |
| Malaysia | 255 | 1:115,664 | 7,680 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| France | 201 | 1:330,461 | 49,960 |
| Nigeria | 191 | 1:927,449 | 39,947 |
| Iraq | 168 | 1:208,462 | 4,771 |
| United Arab Emirates | 164 | 1:55,868 | 5,445 |
| Germany | 79 | 1:1,019,056 | 69,716 |
| Argentina | 71 | 1:602,020 | 42,723 |
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | 1:129,424 | 17,695 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Spain | 37 | 1:1,263,569 | 42,239 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Slovakia | 32 | 1:166,764 | 29,092 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Algeria | 9 | 1:4,292,395 | 48,087 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1:525,368 | 20,918 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
The alternate forms: Jaš (147), Jaś (17) & Jáš (1) are calculated separately.
Jas (27,767) may also be a first name.
Jas Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
In Polish this name can have two orgins.
1) From the diminutive of the first name Jan (English: John) - Jaś. Due to phonetic changes it can be spelled both as Jaś or Jas.
2) From the Polish noun jaz, meaning 'weir', 'heck'. Due to phonentic changes it can be spelled both as Jaz or Jas.
- jaskrzysztofJas Demographics
Jas Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Jas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jas (Arabic: جيس, Bengali: জস, Hindi: जस, Marathi: जस, Oriya: ଜାସ, Tibetan: ཇཱས་) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Jaš, Jaś or Jáš. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jas? popularity and diffusion
Jas is the 54,317th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 777,587 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Jas are found; 45 percent are found in South Asia and 37 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 29,564th most frequently held given name internationally, held by 27,767 people.
Jas is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 3,499 people, or 1 in 219,224. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 55 percent live, West Bengal, where 9 percent live and Haryana, where 8 percent live. Beside India Jas exists in 89 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 10 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.
Jas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Jas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jas last name expanded 1,287 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 5,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Jas surname is predominantly Muslim (67%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Jas surname are 12.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.93% registered with the political party.
The amount Jas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.34% less than the national average, earning R 113,268 per year; in United States they earn 6.13% less than the national average, earning $40,503 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.94% more than the national average, earning $51,641 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaš | 89 | 147 | / |
| Jaś | 89 | 17 | / |
| Jais | 86 | 15,326 | / |
| Jash | 86 | 7,817 | / |
| Jass | 86 | 3,354 | / |
| Jase | 86 | 1,276 | / |
| Ijas | 86 | 1,127 | / |
| Jays | 86 | 782 | / |
| Jaus | 86 | 624 | / |
| Jaas | 86 | 574 | / |
| Jast | 86 | 360 | / |
| Jahs | 86 | 353 | / |
| Djas | 86 | 187 | / |
| Jasz | 86 | 139 | / |
| Jhas | 86 | 96 | / |
| Jaes | 86 | 87 | / |
| Jias | 86 | 36 | / |
| Jaïs | 86 | 25 | / |
| Jeas | 86 | 21 | / |
| Jats | 86 | 12 | / |
| Tjas | 86 | 8 | / |
| Jyas | 86 | 7 | / |
| Jasd | 86 | 5 | / |
| Jasc | 86 | 3 | / |
| Jasp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jads | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jašs | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jajs | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jjas | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jazs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hjas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Xjas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jasj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jgas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ja | 80 | 154,504 | / |
| Jáš | 78 | 1 | / |
| Jasse | 75 | 14,783 | / |
| Jaish | 75 | 810 | / |
| Jauss | 75 | 767 | / |
| Jasch | 75 | 730 | / |
| Hijas | 75 | 628 | / |
| Jaase | 75 | 604 | / |
| Djais | 75 | 576 | / |
| Ajias | 75 | 452 | / |
| Jaysh | 75 | 374 | / |
| Jahsh | 75 | 332 | / |
| Hjash | 75 | 269 | / |
| Ajeas | 75 | 172 | / |
| Jhass | 75 | 139 | / |
| Jhash | 75 | 105 | / |
| Jaise | 75 | 105 | / |
| Ijjas | 75 | 60 | / |
| Ajjas | 75 | 56 | / |
| Jaust | 75 | 47 | / |
| Jahas | 75 | 44 | / |
| Ojhas | 75 | 43 | / |
| Jause | 75 | 42 | / |
| Jahus | 75 | 35 | / |
| Jausz | 75 | 32 | / |
| Ijase | 75 | 29 | / |
| Jågas | 75 | 28 | / |
| Jaais | 75 | 28 | / |
| Jhais | 75 | 25 | / |
| Jihas | 75 | 21 | / |
| Aijas | 75 | 20 | / |
| Djase | 75 | 20 | / |
| Jahss | 75 | 19 | / |
| Djass | 75 | 19 | / |
| Jijas | 75 | 13 | / |
| Jaist | 75 | 11 | / |
| Jassp | 75 | 10 | / |
| Jashe | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ojeas | 75 | 9 | / |
| Jatts | 75 | 9 | / |
| Jaush | 75 | 7 | / |
| Djaus | 75 | 7 | / |
| Jayse | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ijash | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ejjas | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ijaas | 75 | 5 | / |
| Jaess | 75 | 5 | / |
| Jaesh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Jasdz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Jaats | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ojias | 75 | 4 | / |
| Eijas | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jeass | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jashs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ajyas | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jasce | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jasph | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uijas | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ejias | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jhase | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jaiss | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ejeas | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jzasz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jascz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jashp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jhaas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jiash | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ja'as | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijast | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijhas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ayjas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jaezs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijias | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijasz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jaash | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jeast | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jauts | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jhaus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jiats | 75 | 1 | / |
| Djaïs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jeash | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ujias | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jaast | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jyass | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jaths | 75 | 0 | / |
| Jease | 75 | 0 | / |
| Jaids | 75 | 0 | / |
| Jiahs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Jia | 67 | 4,665,311 | / |
| Jha | 67 | 1,187,034 | / |
| Jay | 67 | 55,828 | / |
| Jad | 67 | 46,905 | / |
| Jat | 67 | 41,376 | / |
| Sas | 67 | 36,226 | / |
| Yas | 67 | 34,336 | / |
| Jah | 67 | 25,414 | / |
| Has | 67 | 19,866 | / |
| Jai | 67 | 9,315 | / |
| Jau | 67 | 6,907 | / |
| Cas | 67 | 6,606 | / |
| Dja | 67 | 5,556 | / |
| Jos | 67 | 5,059 | / |
| Jaa | 67 | 4,040 | / |
| Joa | 67 | 3,973 | / |
| Jax | 67 | 3,928 | / |
| Zas | 67 | 2,867 | / |
| Ija | 67 | 2,066 | / |
| Jap | 67 | 2,056 | / |
| Jaj | 67 | 1,598 | / |
| Jac | 67 | 1,349 | / |
| Jaz | 67 | 1,178 | / |
| Ias | 67 | 840 | / |
| Jautse | 67 | 781 | / |
| Eas | 67 | 728 | / |
| Djasse | 67 | 491 | / |
| Héjjas | 67 | 479 | / |
| Jya | 67 | 475 | / |
| Jea | 67 | 350 | / |
| Tja | 67 | 339 | / |
| Jahash | 67 | 180 | / |
| Jatsch | 67 | 141 | / |
| Jaß | 67 | 118 | / |
| Jja | 67 | 89 | / |
| Jza | 67 | 64 | / |
| Hejjas | 67 | 64 | / |
| Jasová | 67 | 53 | / |
| Jasche | 67 | 52 | / |
| Jós | 67 | 45 | / |
| Jaisse | 67 | 36 | / |
| Jač | 67 | 36 | / |
| Hijjas | 67 | 35 | / |
| Hja | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ojhais | 67 | 30 | / |
| Jascht | 67 | 30 | / |
| Jausch | 67 | 28 | / |
| Jga | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jasova | 67 | 20 | / |
| Jaesch | 67 | 14 | / |
| Djadse | 67 | 14 | / |
| Heijas | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jiaash | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ojiase | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ijjasz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jhaish | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gajjas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zja | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gajhas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jahasz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jasowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Haijas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Xja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jaushe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jogias | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaÿ | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ja'ais | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaszzc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jausph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jihash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaasht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hijasp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejhash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hajaes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gujjas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyjaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeasse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jayseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiasse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijashe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeasch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeaash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaà | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaû | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jać | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jausse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jâa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jóa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojhaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hajhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahijas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djatse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hijaas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gajias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojeash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiashe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jijase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyaase | 67 | 1 | / |
| J'A | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaysse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gujias | 67 | 1 | / |
Jas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jas in the Hindi language | ||
| जस | jasa | 98.25 |
| Jas in the Marathi language | ||
| जस | jasa | 67.61 |
| जास | jasa | 32.39 |
| Jas in the Bengali language | ||
| জস | jasa | 66.67 |
| জস্ | jas | 33.33 |
| Jas in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཇཱས་ | jé | 63.86 |
| ཇས་ | jé | 18.98 |
| ཇསི་ | jasi | 7.53 |
| ཇཱཤ་ | jasha | 3.01 |
| ཛསི་ | dzasi | 1.2 |
| ཇཱཤི་ | jashi | 1.2 |
| ཇའས་ | jaé | 1.2 |
| རས་ | ré | 0.9 |
| ཇཱསི་ | jasi | 0.6 |
| ཇཱ་ | ja | 0.3 |
| ཇེསེ་ | jesé | 0.3 |
| ཇེས་ | jé | 0.3 |
| ཇ་སི་ | jasi | 0.3 |
| ཇཱིས་ | ji | 0.3 |
| Jas in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାସ | jasa | 49.12 |
| ଜସ | jasa | 22.81 |
| ଯାସ | yasa | 12.28 |
| ଯସ | yasa | 8.77 |
| ଜସ୍ | jas | 1.75 |
| ଯସ୍ | yas | 1.75 |
| Jas in the Arabic language | ||
| جيس | jys | - |
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