Jerry Surname

13,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Jerry Surname User-submission:

The surname Jerry is prevalent in Nigeria. In the Igbo language, Jerry means 'stupid one'.

Jerry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria16,7311:10,5881,111
Papua New Guinea8,0591:1,01231
United States4,6441:78,0498,915
Ghana2,4941:10,8341,450
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Liberia1,2861:3,428437
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Malaysia8841:33,3652,827
Egypt8241:111,5739,244
Tanzania6251:84,7078,624
India5591:1,372,21053,043
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Indonesia4071:324,93728,485
Canada3331:110,64711,850
South Africa2921:185,54020,240
Kenya2551:181,09813,605
Trinidad and Tobago2531:5,391859
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
England2151:259,15420,728
Botswana2101:10,4141,941
Vanuatu1971:1,336359
Philippines1881:538,50161,337
Hong Kong1551:47,326847
Solomon Islands1321:4,394545
United Arab Emirates1021:89,8268,037
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Guyana661:11,5491,659
Zimbabwe661:233,91325,760
China541:25,320,7701,385
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Nicaragua421:143,3592,172
Australia411:658,43245,385
Jamaica411:69,9993,452
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Micronesia241:4,427583
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
Isle of Man191:4,517958
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
France181:3,690,151224,666
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Vietnam161:5,790,3782,464
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Marshall Islands71:7,4031,135
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Oman41:921,9937,313
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
San Marino11:33,214932
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:217,63716,750
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3641:137,96313,058

Jerry (1,463,300) may also be a first name.

Jerry Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Jerry is prevalent in Nigeria. In the Igbo language, Jerry means 'stupid one'.

- jerrysux

Jerry Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jerry Come From? nationality or country of origin

Jerry (Arabic: جري, Bengali: জেরী, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺮﻯ, Hindi: जेरी, Marathi: जेरी) is most common in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerry? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 13,109th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 170,469 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Jerry live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 509th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 1,463,300 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 16,731 people, or 1 in 10,588. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 12 percent reside, Plateau, where 9 percent reside and Taraba, where 9 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 127 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Jerry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jerry has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jerry last name rose 1,276 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Jerry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Jerry last name is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Jerry surname are 1.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jerry earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.99% less than the national average, earning R 102,216 per year; in United States they earn 8.6% less than the national average, earning $39,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.9% more than the national average, earning $51,622 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jerray91211/
Jierry9196/
Jerrey9154/
Jherry9137/
Jerrys9121/
Jerrry9115/
Tjerry916/
Jjerry914/
Jearry913/
Djerry912/
Jerryy911/
Jerryd910/
Jery89667/
Erry89421/
Jerraya8311/
Djerray834/
Jerriey833/
Jhierry832/
Jerry's831/
Jheerry831/
D'Jerry831/
Serry8019,130/
Gerry8015,652/
Herry807,842/
Jerri801,375/
Jerzy80857/
Jeary80747/
Erray80495/
Errey80456/
Jerre80257/
Yerry80212/
Jeray80176/
Cerry80170/
Jeroy80149/
Jerra80129/
Jeryś8077/
Zerry8076/
Jerey8067/
Djery8063/
Jiery8044/
Jesry8036/
Jhery8026/
Erroy8018/
Jerys8014/
Jeryo8014/
Jerer8012/
Jeryd8010/
Jeery808/
Jeury807/
Jeiry805/
Jirry804/
Jetry803/
Erriy802/
Jeriy802/
Jeyry801/
Ijery801/
Jerrj801/
Ery75918/
Cherry7367,801/
Serray73860/
Jerred73433/
Djerri73236/
Jerris73218/
Jerrai73210/
Gerrey73125/
Ijerra73124/
Herrey73113/
Jearey7395/
Hierry7370/
Cerroy7347/
Serroy7344/
Jerret7339/
Jheriy7339/
Jerysz7337/
Gerray7333/
Jerrie7330/
Jerrit7329/
Jerych7329/
Djeiry7324/
Serruy7318/
Herruy7318/
Jerree7315/
Serrey7315/
Gierry7311/
Jheray7310/
Jerrio7310/
Järryd739/
Gerrys738/
Herrys738/
Hearry738/
Kherry737/
Jeraya737/
Erraya737/
Herray736/
Cerrey735/
Jeerey735/
Jerrer735/
Seerry735/
Jerycz735/
Jeerra734/
Herryh734/
Djerey734/
Scerry733/
Jerrez733/
Jeerri733/
Searry732/
Jerzey732/
Jerrid732/
Djerre732/
Jirray732/
Cerray731/
Jesrer731/
Jeiray731/
Jearra731/
Heirry731/
Jirrey731/
Jereer731/
Jerres731/
Erraay731/
Zherry731/
Seurry731/
Sgerry731/
Gerroy731/
Yehrry731/
Jerayd731/
Djeray731/
Hajrry731/
Jearri731/
Serriy731/
Sierry731/
Gherry731/
Cerrhy731/
Gerryp731/
Djerer731/
Errayh731/
Tgerry731/
Jairry731/
Jiorry731/
Yerrey730/
Herriy730/
Zearry730/
Jierre730/
Jere67122,629/
Sery6735,136/
Hery6724,823/
Jeri676,850/
Jera674,226/
Eray673,826/
Gery673,667/
Eroy673,034/
Jerrett671,465/
Erre671,073/
Erri67991/
Zery67752/
Cherrey67504/
Eőry67443/
Hijerra67382/
Djerrai67257/
Gerryts67234/
Cery67190/
Erey67165/
Iery67103/
Jeeraya6793/
Jerreat6788/
Yery6773/
Erøy6758/
Jerread6736/
Yerraya6732/
Jyry6731/
Chetrry6730/
Jiry6726/
Eryo6725/
Jerritt6720/
Eryi6719/
Jerj6715/
Cherrys6711/
Jerraia6711/
Chjetry6710/
Cherray6710/
Jerraid678/
Jerí677/
Cherryd674/
Gerry's674/
Jjry674/
Erhy674/
Jerreis673/
Cherriy673/
Eryy673/
Eriy673/
Jheiray673/
Cherryy672/
Errj672/
Herriey672/
Eruy672/
Kheirry671/
Kherray671/
Chierry671/
Jearree671/
Jhetriy671/
Jerrish671/
Jerrois671/
D'Errey671/
Ejjerra671/
Djerrid671/
Herrays671/
Herrooy671/
Jeetroy671/
Jeré671/
Jerê671/
Jirrooy671/
Jéry671/
Zherroy671/
Serrahy671/
Erré671/
Cherruy671/
Ejjrray671/
Herrayz671/
Djerred671/
Djerrih671/
Yhierry671/
Ejry671/
Cheirry671/
Jeerraj671/
Jesrher671/
Hjry671/
Hearrey670/
Chearry670/
Jeerres670/
Cheerry670/
Hierrey670/
Hearray670/

Jerry Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jerry in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺮﻯjry-
Jerry in the Bengali language
জেরীjeri-
Jerry in the Hindi language
जेरीjeri-
Jerry in the Marathi language
जेरीjeri90.28
जेरjera8.8
जॅरीjeri0.93
Jerry in the Arabic language
جريjry-
جيريjyry-

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