View the most religious surnames in Kenya

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

The last name Jerah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺮﺍﺡ, Hindi: जेराह) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

Jerah is the 847,909^th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. The last name Jerah occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Jerah live; 63 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 214,787^th most frequent forename internationally It is held by 1,337 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 165,698. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 93 percent are found, Kuala Lumpur, where 4 percent are found and Selangor, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Jerah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Jerah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jerah surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jerah Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.