Jer Surname

159,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Jer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq2,0441:17,1341,068
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Chile961:183,5055,943
Romania871:230,78022,248
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
India361:21,307,372304,812
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Jer (3,325) may also be a first name.

Jer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jer (Bengali: জের, Hindi: जेर, Marathi: जेर, Oriya: େଜର) is found in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jer.

How Common Is The Last Name Jer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jer is the 159,439th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,662,604 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 78 percent of Jer are found; 75 percent are found in West Asia and 75 percent are found in Levant. Jer is also the 123,897th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 3,325 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is borne by 2,044 people, or 1 in 17,134. Other than Iraq this last name exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 6 percent are found and Chile, where 4 percent are found.

Jer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jer surname are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jer earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.7% more than the national average, earning $50,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 58.83% more than the national average, earning $78,910 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jere86122,629/
Jger861,170/
Jeer86655/
Jeur86568/
Jerz86487/
Ijer86116/
Jear86112/
Jerr8664/
Jesr8662/
Jert8657/
Jerd8634/
Jier8621/
Jyer8612/
Jeir8611/
Djer8610/
Jerì864/
Jerh864/
Hjer863/
Jetr863/
Tjer862/
Jher862/
Jehr861/
Jjer861/
Er80118,497/
Je8012,744/
Ijere752,771/
Jæger751,900/
Djerd75757/
Djere75562/
Højer75535/
Hjert75397/
Eijer75260/
Jerre75257/
Ajjer75252/
Jheir75219/
Ujjer75142/
Hjerp75122/
Jeerh7572/
Ojier7557/
Jeere7549/
Jhere7531/
Ajger7528/
Ujier7521/
Djert7517/
Ajier7514/
Ji'er7514/
Ujher7513/
Ajher7513/
Hijer7512/
Jerrå7511/
Ojher757/
Jeare757/
Jieer757/
Jheer755/
Jerhe754/
Jeard753/
Jzerr753/
Hjerh752/
Jiher752/
Ejher752/
Jeire752/
Hjeir752/
Jesre752/
Jiere752/
Jjere751/
Jhier751/
Jethr751/
Ayjer751/
Ajyer751/
Ijerh751/
Ïjere751/
Jierh751/
Ijier751/
Hjere751/
Jerrt751/
Tjere751/
Djerr751/
Ijeur751/
Hdjer751/
Djear751/
Oijer751/
Chjer751/
Djehr751/
Jherd751/
Hjeer751/
Jehrt750/
Jgere750/
Jie67862,544/
Dje6763,982/
Jee6740,984/
Ser679,374/
Ger678,043/
Zer675,917/
Ije673,296/
Yer672,913/
Her672,036/
Jeh671,834/
Jir671,438/
Jez671,364/
Jed671,168/
Err67953/
Jes67831/
Jet67774/
Tje67751/
Jei67743/
Jeu67701/
Ier67693/
Geijer67609/
Cer67451/
Jye67362/
Jea67350/
Gujjer67333/
Heijer67328/
Huijer67322/
Erh67317/
Jep67227/
Gajger67204/
Jey67174/
Hjertø67150/
Ouijer67136/
Hoijer67116/
Ijerhe6793/
Gojjer6768/
Ahijer6747/
Haijer6744/
Hjerth6740/
Jhe6739/
Hejger6737/
Jäe6727/
Hjerdt6726/
Ooijer6726/
Goijer6726/
Erő6723/
Jerová6722/
Hje6721/
Gejjer6719/
Jehier6719/
Ješ6716/
Hajher6715/
Hjr6715/
Schjer6712/
Hajger6711/
Jæhger6711/
Ijhere6711/
Jge6710/
Hajjer679/
Jze679/
Jej678/
Gejger677/
Ejr677/
Cjr677/
Yjr677/
Gajjer676/
Jjr676/
Jje676/
Xje676/
Ječ675/
Jyr675/
Ajhert673/
Chjeer673/
Gaijer673/
Høijer673/
Jíe673/
Ujjear672/
Goyjer672/
Gojger672/
Djerre672/
Jie'er672/
Zje672/
Jeaair672/
Oujher671/
Jeeere671/
Jhgeer671/
Gajier671/
Ujjere671/
Sdjere671/
Jaheur671/
Gojher671/
Gojier671/
Djeere671/
Aujier671/
Hajier671/
Djerhe671/
Ejhere671/
Zjr671/
Jeareh671/
Jehgir671/
Jeesrd671/
Joheer671/
Jierre670/

Jer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jer in the Bengali language
জেরjera-
Jer in the Hindi language
जेरjera90.91
जेआरje'ara9.09
Jer in the Marathi language
जेरjera88.57
जॅरjera5.71
जीेरjiera5.71
Jer in the Oriya language
େଜରejara86.67
େଯରeyara13.33

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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
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  • 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 Jer
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