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Where Does The Last Name Jason Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Jason (Arabic: جعصون, Hindi: जैसन, Marathi: जॉन, Oriya: ଯାେସାନ) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as: Jasoń, Jasoň or Jãson. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jason? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Jason is the 21,543^rd most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 288,273 people. The surname Jason occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Jason reside; 27 percent reside in North America and 27 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 380^th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 1,764,998 people.

Jason is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 6,469 people, or 1 in 56,030. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 140 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 12 percent are found and Namibia, where 11 percent are found.

Jason Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Jason has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jason surname rose 2,142 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 475 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jason Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Jason last name are 0.20999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.02% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jason earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 12.7% less than the national average, earning R 207,456 per year; in United States they earn 2.38% less than the national average, earning $42,122 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.97% more than the national average, earning $50,163 CAD per year.