Jers Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Jers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel531:161,46516,670
Iran471:1,633,67162,881
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Jers (93) may also be a first name.

Jers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jers is more frequently found in Israel than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Jers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,338,236th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. Jers is primarily found in Asia, where 63 percent of Jers live; 32 percent live in West Asia and 32 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Jers is also the 986,211th most widespread forename in the world It is held by 93 people.

Jers is most frequent in Israel, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 161,465. In Israel Jers is primarily found in: Central District, where 55 percent are found, Jerusalem District, where 40 percent are found and Tel Aviv District, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Israel it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 28 percent are found and Poland, where 12 percent are found.

Jers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jers Last Name Statistics demography

Jers earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 91.39% less than the national average, earning R 20,472 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jersz89173/
Jerse89132/
Jõers8958/
Jiers8955/
Hjers8935/
Jersd897/
Jøers897/
Jersh896/
Jersø894/
Jeers894/
Jerrs892/
Jears892/
Jerss892/
Jyers891/
Jeurs891/
Jerst891/
Djers891/
Ers86307/
Jersch80332/
Ådjers8054/
Jershe8013/
Djerse806/
Jerrås805/
Ijersh802/
Hijers801/
Jersze801/
Aijers801/
Erős753,846/
Gers752,852/
Sers751,027/
Ersh75861/
Hers75246/
Cers75213/
Ehrs75102/
Ersz7543/
Järs7539/
Jerx7519/
Yers7518/
Erås7512/
Zers755/
Jirs755/
Erså753/
Erss752/
Jjrs752/
Zjrs752/
Yjrs752/
Ersj752/
Iers751/
Ersø751/
Errs751/
Cjrs751/
Hjrs751/
Jersova73904/
Huijers7375/
Heijers7362/
Jersche7337/
Goijers7317/
Hoijers731/
Jiersch731/
Jægersø731/
Geijers731/
Sears6752,246/
Hersh678,355/
Gerst675,721/
Hiers673,473/
Siers671,616/
Giers671,528/
Gersh671,519/
Seers671,164/
Heers671,081/
Erőss67873/
Herse67819/
Herst67794/
Hyers67769/
Eayrs67536/
Jerše67292/
Gerse67262/
Ersch67205/
Yerse67164/
Heirs67149/
Herrs67144/
Gooijers67124/
Yersh6791/
Hears6786/
Jerch6766/
Seurs6759/
Cehrs6746/
Hersz6745/
Zears6741/
Järås6741/
Herss6739/
Ziers6737/
Jerje6733/
Jirse6722/
Gerss6721/
Ierst6718/
Huijgers6718/
Zerse6716/
Chers6713/
Jerze6710/
Järse679/
D'Ers678/
Khers677/
Ehers677/
Geirs677/
Yerst677/
Zhers676/
Yersz676/
Ågers676/
Serrs675/
Ehrsh675/
Hajrs674/
Sehrs673/
Jairs673/
Zersz673/
Sersh672/
Jerce672/
Jirst672/
Ierse672/
Jershova672/
Seirs671/
Jytrs671/
Cerss671/
Ceers671/
Hersd671/
Jirsh671/
Ger's671/
Zersh671/
Yiers671/
Herzs671/
Gerrs671/
Hersø671/
Jerëz671/
Jierś671/
Hehrs671/
Heijgers671/
Jirås671/
Jhiersch671/
Hsers671/
Eaers670/
Yerss670/
Zeers670/
Hjrst670/
Eairs670/
Heyrs670/
Seyrs670/
Scers670/
Cersh670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jers
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