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

Jau (Bengali: জাউ, Hindi: जौ, Marathi: जाऊ, Oriya: ଯଉ, Tibetan: ཇའུ་) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may appear in the variant forms: Jaû. Click here for further potential spellings of Jau.

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

This surname is the 71,482^nd most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,055,096 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Jau reside; 79 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 79 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jau is also the 89,481^st most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 5,603 people.

The surname Jau is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is held by 4,594 people, or 1 in 6,420. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 97 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 1 percent live and Johor, where 0 percent live. Outside of Malaysia Jau exists in 57 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 12 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Jau Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Jau has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Jau last name rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jau Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Jau surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jau earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 19.99% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,509 per year; in South Africa they earn 79.14% less than the national average, earning R 49,572 per year and in United States they earn 11.09% more than the national average, earning $47,936 USD per year.