Jerusalem Surname

45,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Jerusalem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jerusalem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5,7711:17,5432,049
Ethiopia4,3461:22,4452,857
Germany4241:189,87122,028
Nigeria2981:594,43928,543
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Belgium1331:86,44113,498
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Tanzania791:670,14739,342
Austria311:274,69131,731
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
France261:2,554,720189,486
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Israel91:950,84857,975
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
England71:7,959,723202,100
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Jerusalém (5) & Jérusalem (4) are calculated separately.

Jerusalem (3,771) may also be a first name.

Jerusalem Last Name Facts

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

Jerusalem (Arabic: اورشليم) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Jerusalém or Jérusalem. Click here for further potential spellings of Jerusalem.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerusalem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 45,033rd most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 632,215 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Jerusalem reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Jerusalem is also the 114,615th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 3,771 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 5,771 people, or 1 in 17,543. In The Philippines it is most common in: National Capital Region, where 17 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 15 percent are found and Central Visayas, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines Jerusalem exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 38 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Jerusalem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jerusalem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jerusalem surname expanded 8,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jerusalem Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Jerusalem earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.88% more than the national average, earning $67,511 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Jerusalem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jerusalem in the Arabic language
اورشليمawrshlym-
جروسالمjrwsalm-

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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
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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 Jerusalem
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