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 more commonly found in Syria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jerash? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jerash is the 13,794th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 180,197 people. The last name Jerash occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Jerash are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 2,136,160th most widely held given name in the world, held by 25 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Syria, where it is carried by 39,843 people, or 1 in 484. In Syria Jerash is most numerous in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 100 percent are found and Homs Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Syria Jerash exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found and Iraq, where 0 percent are found.
Jerash Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion 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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