Jera Surname
Approximately 4,226 people bear this surname
Jera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2,653 | 1:5,819 | 607 |
| Indonesia | 667 | 1:198,275 | 18,837 |
| Philippines | 208 | 1:486,722 | 57,858 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| India | 113 | 1:6,788,189 | 152,128 |
| Albania | 96 | 1:30,355 | 4,723 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Iran | 31 | 1:2,476,856 | 81,358 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
The alternate forms: Jéra (1) are calculated separately.
Jera (4,124) may also be a first name.
Jera Demographics
Jera Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Jera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jera (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺮﻩ, Hindi: जेरा, Marathi: जेरा, Oriya: େଜରା) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Jéra. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jera? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 110,060th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,724,455 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Jera are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Jera is also the 108,310th most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 4,124 people.
Jera is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2,653 people, or 1 in 5,819. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 29 percent live, Harare Province, where 21 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 13 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe Jera occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 16 percent live and The Philippines, where 5 percent live.
Jera Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Jera earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.43% less than the national average, earning $23,547 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jera in the Marathi language | ||
| जेरा | jera | - |
| Jera in the Hindi language | ||
| जेरा | jera | 99.03 |
| जेरां | jeram | 0.65 |
| जैरा | jaira | 0.32 |
| Jera in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜରା | ejara | 65 |
| ଜିରା | jira | 15 |
| େଯରା | eyara | 10 |
| େଯର | eyara | 5 |
| ଜୀର | jira | 5 |
| Jera in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺮﻩ | jrh | 50 |
| ﺃﺟﺮﻩ | ajrh | 50 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Jera
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis