Jersy Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Jersy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jersy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Jersy (979) may also be a first name.

Jersy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jersy is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Jersy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jersy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jersy is the 1,871,545th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name Jersy occurs mostly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Jersy are found; 59 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 53 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Jersy is also the 257,484th most common given name on earth, held by 979 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 156,802. In Papua New Guinea Jersy is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 63 percent live, Western Highlands, where 12 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 10 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Jersy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jersy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jersy last name fell 53 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jersy Last Name Statistics demography

Jersy earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jersey911,733/
Jersiy9122/
Jershy918/
Jerszy918/
Jerssy917/
Jersay911/
Djersy911/
Ersy891/
Jerssey833/
Ersoy8060,311/
Jerzy80857/
Ersay80566/
Sersy80257/
Jerse80132/
Jersi80125/
Ersuy8054/
Gersy8047/
Jersa8038/
Jercy8013/
Ersøy8013/
Hersy8011/
Ersey803/
Cersy802/
Yersy801/
Jersé801/
Hersey736,156/
Gersey73184/
Jerjis7384/
Ghersy7359/
Jerjes7352/
Searsy7350/
Jergis7348/
Cersey7342/
Hershy7334/
Jerszi7333/
Jerges7332/
Cersoy7328/
Gersay7324/
Hersoy7314/
Jershe7313/
Erőssy7312/
Sersey7310/
Jersie739/
Jersha738/
Djerse736/
Jersed734/
Jerset733/
Jerzsa733/
Hersay732/
Jerzey732/
Jerser732/
Jerzis732/
Chersy732/
Jerseh732/
Hearsy731/
Jearcy731/
Hersuy731/
Djersi731/
Errsey731/
Yersey731/
Gersuy731/
Jercey731/
Herssy731/
Jersis731/
Jersić731/
Jersze731/
Jerjoy731/
Sersay731/
Cerszy731/
Gershy731/
Seyrsy731/
Jersui731/
Jeurse730/
Hershey678,948/
Ersi67701/
Hearsey67600/
Erse67208/
Gershey6769/
Jerjees6759/
Jersett6739/
Jersche6737/
Jersets6725/
Herschy6723/
Jersier6717/
Jersich6716/
Jershed6713/
Searsey6712/
Chersey678/
Gerseyt678/
Jerjiss677/
Hearsay676/
Jersser675/
Ceirsey671/
Jergess671/
Jersees671/
Jersitz671/
Searsay671/
Hershay671/
Jerjess671/
Jershøj671/
Djirsey671/
Erzy671/
Jerjish671/
Cerscey670/
Hearshy670/
Gerssey670/
Cheersy670/
Scearsy670/
Jersais670/
Herssey670/
Herrsey670/

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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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  • 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 Jersy
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