Jaš Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Jaš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 99 | 1:53,904 | 10,413 |
| Czechia | 28 | 1:379,767 | 44,481 |
| Serbia | 14 | 1:510,353 | 19,964 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
The alternate forms: Jas (9,372), Jaś (17) & Jáš (1) are calculated separately.
Jaš (135) may also be a first name.
Jaš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jaš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jaš occurs most in Slovakia. It may be found in the variant forms: Jas, Jaś or Jáš. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaš? popularity and diffusion
Jaš is the 1,453,389th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jaš live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 797,647th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 135 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Slovakia, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 53,904. In Slovakia Jaš is primarily found in: Prešov Region, where 95 percent live, Košice Region, where 4 percent live and Žilina Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Slovakia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 19 percent live and Serbia, where 10 percent live.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jaš
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