Jerusa Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Portugal

Jerusa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jerusa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Kenya301:1,539,33035,755
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Jerusa (16,309) may also be a first name.

Jerusa Last Name Facts

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

Jerusa (Oriya: େଜରୁସା) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerusa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jerusa is the 1,276,805th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name Jerusa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Jerusa reside; 39 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jerusa is also the 43,839th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 16,309 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Gombe, where 70 percent live, Plateau, where 20 percent live and Benue, where 6 percent live. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 21 percent live and Kenya, where 17 percent live.

Jerusa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Jerusa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Jerusa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jerusha92159/
Jerusah9212/
Jerussa921/
Erusa9177/
Jerushea862/
Jerushah861/
Jerushaa861/
Jerusaph861/
Erusha8361/
Yerusa8351/
Gerusa8346/
Serusa8345/
Cerusa8322/
Jerisa8312/
Jeruza8312/
Herusa837/
Jerosa834/
Jerusi832/
Erhusa831/
Jeruso831/
Erussa831/
Erusay831/
Jerusio77158/
Jerushi7763/
Jerussi7732/
Herusha7715/
Jerisha7713/
Serusah7711/
Gerutsa777/
Jerusis776/
Cherusa775/
Jerusyo774/
Yerusas773/
Serusay773/
Jerrisa773/
Jerusho771/
Kherusa771/
Jeroosa771/
Jerosaa771/
Jeruzza771/
Jerossa771/
Jerzosa771/
Serusha771/
Jerosia770/
Jetrusahaj751/
Eruse7379/
Erusi7358/
Eruza732/
Cherutsa7113/
Cerrusca711/
Jherisha711/
Jeriesha711/
Yerushah711/
Yerushai711/
Cherusha711/
Ceruso67640/
Herosa67398/
Jeroso67342/
Geruso67108/
Jerose6756/
Geruschat6745/
Cherhutsa6743/
Erauso6742/
Geruza6720/
Geruja6711/
Sirusa677/
Gerusi675/
Jeriza675/
Yerisa675/
Jeriso674/
Jeroza674/
Heruza672/
Erouse672/
Jerosi672/
Erousseau671/
Heruso671/
Ehruse671/
Ceruza671/
Erouza671/
Erruso671/
Ereusi671/
Eruiza671/
Yeruza671/
Girusa671/
Geruse671/
Seruso671/
Jerosy671/
Jerriesha671/
Erushi671/
Erusse670/

Jerusa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jerusa in the Oriya language
େଜରୁସାejarusa33.33
େଯରୁସାeyarusa33.33
େଯରୁଶାeyarusa33.33

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Footnotes

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