Jayyousi Surname

525,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Jayyousi Surname User-submission:

The Jayousi family are descendants of Badr al-Din al-Jamali (1014-1094), an Armenian Mamluk who was bought as a child slave and worked his way up the military ranks showing bravery and loyalty where he was awarded by the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir the Fatimid Emirate of Damascus.

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Jayyousi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Jordan281:315,80111,232
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Qatar221:107,18211,536
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Jayyousi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Jayousi family are descendants of Badr al-Din al-Jamali (1014-1094), an Armenian Mamluk who was bought as a child slave and worked his way up the military ranks showing bravery and loyalty where he was awarded by the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir the Fatimid Emirate of Damascus.

The military character of Badr's office was exemplified by the title of Amīr al-Juyūsh (general of the Armies), which not only became the name most commonly associated with him, but was also used by Badr as his proper patronymic. His private army, some 7,000 strong, formed the core of a new force, called the Juyūshiyya, while his own descendants who settled in Egypt and Palestine were designated Juyush-i (also spelt Jayousi, Jayyusi and Jayoosi).

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Jayyousi Last Name Facts

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

Jayyousi (Arabic: جيوسي) is more frequently found in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayyousi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 525,029th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 11,792,145 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Jayyousi reside; 94 percent reside in West Asia and 89 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most frequent in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 517 people, or 1 in 59,682. Other than Saudi Arabia it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Jayyousi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jayyousi are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Jayyousi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.4% less than the national average, earning $37,368 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jayyoussi941/
Jayousi932,141/
Jayyusi93318/
Jayoussi886/
Jayousie881/
Jayosi865/
Jayoshi802/
Jayouse801/
Jayousy801/
Jayouchi754/
Jyoutshi751/
Yoyusi71293/
Jeyusi714/
Jauosi711/
Jyausi711/
Jayosa711/
Joyosi711/
Jaiosi711/
Jayosee672/
Joyoshi671/

Jayyousi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jayyousi in the Arabic language
جيوسيjywsy-

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