View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

Jason (Arabic: جعصون, Hindi: जैसन, Marathi: जॉन, Oriya: ଯାେସାନ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Jasoń, Jasoň or Jãson. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Jason is the 21,543^rd most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 288,273 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Jason live; 27 percent live in North America and 27 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 380^th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 1,764,998 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 6,469 people, or 1 in 56,030. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 13 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 140 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 12 percent reside and Namibia, where 11 percent reside.

Jason Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Jason Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Jason surname are 0.20999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.02% registered with the political 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.