Jerry Surname
Approximately 42,750 people bear this surname
Jerry Surname User-submission:
The surname Jerry is prevalent in Nigeria. In the Igbo language, Jerry means 'stupid one'.
Jerry Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16,731 | 1:10,588 | 1,111 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8,059 | 1:1,012 | 31 |
| United States | 4,644 | 1:78,049 | 8,915 |
| Ghana | 2,494 | 1:10,834 | 1,450 |
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Liberia | 1,286 | 1:3,428 | 437 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| Malaysia | 884 | 1:33,365 | 2,827 |
| Egypt | 824 | 1:111,573 | 9,244 |
| Tanzania | 625 | 1:84,707 | 8,624 |
| India | 559 | 1:1,372,210 | 53,043 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Indonesia | 407 | 1:324,937 | 28,485 |
| Canada | 333 | 1:110,647 | 11,850 |
| South Africa | 292 | 1:185,540 | 20,240 |
| Kenya | 255 | 1:181,098 | 13,605 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 253 | 1:5,391 | 859 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| England | 215 | 1:259,154 | 20,728 |
| Botswana | 210 | 1:10,414 | 1,941 |
| Vanuatu | 197 | 1:1,336 | 359 |
| Philippines | 188 | 1:538,501 | 61,337 |
| Hong Kong | 155 | 1:47,326 | 847 |
| Solomon Islands | 132 | 1:4,394 | 545 |
| United Arab Emirates | 102 | 1:89,826 | 8,037 |
| Singapore | 68 | 1:80,996 | 3,278 |
| Guyana | 66 | 1:11,549 | 1,659 |
| Zimbabwe | 66 | 1:233,913 | 25,760 |
| China | 54 | 1:25,320,770 | 1,385 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Nicaragua | 42 | 1:143,359 | 2,172 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Jamaica | 41 | 1:69,999 | 3,452 |
| Brazil | 35 | 1:6,116,409 | 148,801 |
| New Zealand | 34 | 1:133,186 | 15,994 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Micronesia | 24 | 1:4,427 | 583 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 1:8,506,852 | 44,204 |
| Isle of Man | 19 | 1:4,517 | 958 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Vietnam | 16 | 1:5,790,378 | 2,464 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Marshall Islands | 7 | 1:7,403 | 1,135 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 112 | 1:217,637 | 16,750 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 364 | 1:137,963 | 13,058 |
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'.
- jerrysuxJerry Demographics
Average Jerry Salary in
United States
$39,437 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Jerry Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺮﻯ | jry | - |
| Jerry in the Bengali language | ||
| জেরী | jeri | - |
| Jerry in the Hindi language | ||
| जेरी | jeri | - |
| Jerry in the Marathi language | ||
| जेरी | jeri | 90.28 |
| जेर | jera | 8.8 |
| जॅरी | jeri | 0.93 |
| Jerry in the Arabic language | ||
| جري | jry | - |
| جيري | jyry | - |
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