Jesus Surname
Approximately 112,700 people bear this surname
Jesus Surname User-submission:
A surname of religious origin, adopted by several different families that are unlikely to be related by blood.
Jesus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 21,985 | 1:474 | 82 |
| Mozambique | 19,157 | 1:1,423 | 347 |
| Angola | 17,747 | 1:1,521 | 277 |
| Brazil | 13,062 | 1:16,389 | 825 |
| Peru | 8,614 | 1:3,690 | 607 |
| East Timor | 8,020 | 1:152 | 45 |
| Egypt | 4,851 | 1:18,952 | 2,199 |
| Mexico | 3,816 | 1:32,528 | 2,020 |
| United States | 3,040 | 1:119,230 | 12,779 |
| Indonesia | 2,162 | 1:61,170 | 6,693 |
| Spain | 1,742 | 1:26,838 | 2,774 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,202 | 1:8,680 | 756 |
| Argentina | 1,095 | 1:39,035 | 3,275 |
| Bolivia | 780 | 1:13,611 | 1,332 |
| France | 481 | 1:138,093 | 21,198 |
| England | 420 | 1:132,662 | 13,094 |
| Philippines | 400 | 1:253,096 | 37,755 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 343 | 1:517 | 98 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| India | 314 | 1:2,442,883 | 78,594 |
| Uruguay | 266 | 1:12,901 | 1,454 |
| Cape Verde | 257 | 1:2,061 | 115 |
| Canada | 252 | 1:146,213 | 14,975 |
| Venezuela | 216 | 1:139,834 | 4,447 |
| Nigeria | 210 | 1:843,537 | 37,160 |
| Puerto Rico | 191 | 1:18,587 | 693 |
| Colombia | 166 | 1:287,796 | 5,662 |
| Guam | 156 | 1:1,026 | 149 |
| Australia | 91 | 1:296,656 | 26,074 |
| Ecuador | 87 | 1:182,826 | 7,608 |
| Honduras | 80 | 1:110,206 | 1,765 |
| Chile | 74 | 1:238,060 | 7,251 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Switzerland | 45 | 1:182,509 | 16,410 |
| Namibia | 42 | 1:57,367 | 6,674 |
| Belgium | 35 | 1:328,476 | 37,084 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Guatemala | 17 | 1:946,039 | 5,264 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Andorra | 15 | 1:5,589 | 1,076 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Cuba | 14 | 1:823,051 | 6,140 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Haiti | 7 | 1:1,526,272 | 14,436 |
| Nicaragua | 7 | 1:860,156 | 4,655 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
The alternate forms: Jesús (366), Jésus (21) & Jeśus (1) are calculated separately.
Jesus (3,782,165) may also be a first name.
Jesus Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A surname of religious origin, adopted by several different families that are unlikely to be related by blood.
- mfariacastroJesus Demographics
Average Jesus Salary in
United States
$34,100 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jesus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jesus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jesus (Arabic: يسوع, Marathi: जेसुस, Oriya: େଜସସ୍) is found in Portugal more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Jesús, Jésus or Jeśus. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jesus? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,024th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 64,663 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 38 percent of Jesus live; 33 percent live in Southern Africa and 33 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 106th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 3,782,165 people.
This surname is most frequent in Portugal, where it is held by 21,985 people, or 1 in 474. Aside from Portugal it occurs in 128 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 17 percent reside and Angola, where 16 percent reside.
Jesus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Jesus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jesus last name increased 5,630 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 42,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jesus Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Jesus last name are 43.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.41% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Jesus earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.79% less than the national average, earning 260,287 kr per year; in Peru they earn 24.51% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,634 per year; in South Africa they earn 287.15% more than the national average, earning R 920,016 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.91% less than the national average, earning $17,954,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.97% less than the national average, earning $34,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning $47,177 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jesus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jesus in the Marathi language | ||
| जेसुस | jesusa | 85.71 |
| जेसूस | jesusa | 14.29 |
| Jesus in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜସସ୍ | ejasas | 75 |
| ଯୀଶୁ | yisu | 25 |
| Jesus in the Arabic language | ||
| يسوع | ysw | - |
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Jesus Reference & Research
Dejesus DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Dejesus FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Jesus
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