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

The surname Jens (Arabic: ينس, Bengali: জেনস, Hindi: जेन्स, Marathi: जेन्स, Oriya: େଜନ୍ସ୍) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Jenś or Jenš. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 129,739^th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,088,122 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Jens are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Jens is also the 3,051^st most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 341,991 people.

Jens is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,449 people, or 1 in 55,559. In Germany it is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 35 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Hamburg, where 14 percent live. Other than Germany this surname exists in 56 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and The Netherlands, where 9 percent live.

Jens Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Jens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jens last name rose 892 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jens Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Jens last name are 25.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.08% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jens earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.13% more than the national average, earning 460,719 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.55% less than the national average, earning R 131,760 per year; in United States they earn 11.34% more than the national average, earning $48,041 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.74% less than the national average, earning $49,313 CAD per year.