Jerash Surname
Approximately 40,442 people bear this surname
Jerash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 39,843 | 1:484 | 64 |
| United Arab Emirates | 533 | 1:17,190 | 2,049 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Yemen | 16 | 1:1,651,581 | 12,512 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Jerash (25) may also be a first name.
Jerash Demographics
Jerash Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Jerash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jerash Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jerash (Arabic: جرش, Oriya: େଜରାଶ) is borne by more people in Syria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jerash? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jerash is the 13,794th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 180,197 people. Jerash occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Jerash reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Levant. Jerash is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 25 people.
Jerash is most commonly held in Syria, where it is held by 39,843 people, or 1 in 484. In Syria it is most prevalent in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 100 percent reside and Homs Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Not including Syria Jerash occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and Iraq, where 0 percent reside.
Jerash Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Jerash last name is predominantly Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jerash Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jerash in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜରାଶ | ejarasa | 50 |
| େଜରଶ | ejarasa | 50 |
| Jerash in the Arabic language | ||
| جرش | jrsh | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Jerash
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