Jaz Surname

317,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Jaz 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'.

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Jaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
Poland3741:101,62815,472
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Pakistan461:3,883,56328,150
England421:1,326,62059,571
India381:20,185,931296,209
Afghanistan321:1,004,7879,548
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
France71:9,488,960336,266
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China21:683,660,78330,601
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Jaz (3,005) may also be a first name.

Jaz 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.

- jaskrzysztof

Jaz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jaz (Arabic: جاظ) is most common in Morocco. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jaz is the 317,867th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,186,372 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 39 percent of Jaz are found; 32 percent are found in North Africa and 32 percent are found in Mahgreb. Jaz is also the 132,003rd most commonly used first name globally It is held by 3,005 people.

The last name Jaz is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is carried by 375 people, or 1 in 91,936. Barring Morocco this surname is found in 58 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Jaz Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Jaz earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 19.35% less than the national average, earning $34,798 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.2% more than the national average, earning $71,641 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ijaz86224,376/
Jaaz864,615/
Jaiz86948/
Jaez86417/
Jazz86407/
Jarz86333/
Jasz86139/
Jatz86102/
Jauz8643/
Jhaz8611/
Jayz869/
Jiaz868/
Jacz867/
Jaxz867/
Djaz866/
Jadz863/
Hjaz863/
Jahz862/
Tjaz862/
Jazt862/
Jazs861/
Jajz861/
Jjaz861/
Jyaz861/
Zjaz861/
Xjaz861/
Jazx861/
Jzaz861/
Ja80154,504/
Aijaz7511,128/
Hijaz752,261/
Jiatz751,096/
Djaiz75910/
Eijaz75463/
Jautz75347/
Ijaaz75309/
Ajjaz75282/
Ejjaz75194/
Ijjaz75134/
Ayjaz75108/
Jihaz75107/
Jahaz7566/
Ijazz7565/
Jaitz7559/
Jeatz7558/
Jausz7532/
Ijiaz7529/
Ejiaz7523/
Ajiaz7520/
Ijazc7512/
Ijaiz7510/
Ajhaz759/
Ijhaz758/
Djaaz757/
Jhajz755/
Ajyaz754/
Eyjaz754/
Jasdz754/
Jaurz753/
Ojhaz753/
Ejhaz753/
Ijeaz752/
Ijazx752/
Jzasz751/
Jeazh751/
Jascz751/
Jaetz751/
Jaezs751/
Ejyaz751/
Ijasz751/
Ijatz751/
Jaaiz751/
Ajeaz751/
Djaïz751/
Jaidz751/
Jia674,665,311/
Jha671,187,034/
Jay6755,828/
Jad6746,905/
Jat6741,376/
Jah6725,414/
Jas679,372/
Jai679,315/
Saz678,907/
Yaz677,776/
Jau676,907/
Dja675,556/
Haz674,346/
Jaa674,040/
Joa673,973/
Caz673,933/
Jax673,928/
Zaz673,561/
Ija672,066/
Jap672,056/
Jaj671,598/
Jac671,349/
Jaszcz671,034/
Iaz67569/
Jya67475/
Jea67350/
Tja67339/
Jautze67275/
Joz67195/
Eaz67164/
Jaš67147/
Jaß67118/
Jja6789/
Jza6764/
Jač6736/
Hja6730/
Jga6722/
Jaś6717/
Aijaaz6714/
Jahaaz6710/
Ijjasz679/
Hijazz678/
Jzo677/
Zja677/
Jahasz676/
Jazowa676/
Haijaz674/
Xja674/
Aijiaz673/
Aaijaz673/
Aijeaz673/
Hijaaz672/
Hajjaz672/
Jaÿ672/
Eijjaz672/
Hijjaz672/
Jaszzc671/
Hijazt671/
Aijhaz671/
Aijazz671/
Ayjaaz671/
Héjjaz671/
Ijjazz671/
Jaà671/
Jaï671/
Jaû671/
Jać671/
Jâa671/
Jóa671/
Shjazt671/
Ajiatz671/
Aayjaz671/
Hoijaz671/
J'A671/

Jaz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jaz in the Arabic language
جاظjaz-
جزjz-
جازjaz-

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