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 more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name Jerah is the 847,909^th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Jerah live; 63 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jerah is also the 214,787^th most common first name in the world, borne by 1,337 people.

The surname Jerah is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 165,698. In Malaysia Jerah is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 93 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 4 percent live and Selangor, where 2 percent live. Outside of Malaysia Jerah occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Jerah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Jerah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jerah surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jerah Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Jerah surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.