Jerusha Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jerusha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jerusha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya671:689,25229,975
India461:16,675,334263,471
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Jerusha (6,747) may also be a first name.

Jerusha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jerusha (Hindi: जेरूशा, Marathi: जेरुशा, Oriya: େଯରୁଶା, Tibetan: ཇེ་རུ་ས་) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerusha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,380,086th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Jerusha reside; 42 percent reside in East Africa and 36 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 79,473rd most frequent forename on earth It is held by 6,747 people.

The surname Jerusha is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 689,252. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 76 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 6 percent reside and Meru County, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Jerusha is found in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 29 percent reside and Nigeria, where 18 percent reside.

Jerusha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jerusha has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jerusha surname decreased 11 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jerusha Last Name Statistics demography

Jerusha earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Jerusha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jerusha in the Tibetan language
ཇེ་རུ་ས་jérusa-
Jerusha in the Oriya language
େଯରୁଶାeyarusa-
Jerusha in the Hindi language
जेरूशाjerusa50
जरूसाjarusa50
Jerusha in the Marathi language
जेरुशाjerusa50
जेरूशाjerusa14.29
जेरुसाjerusa14.29
जेरुषाjerusa14.29
जेरुबाjeruba7.14

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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 Jerusha
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