Jesús Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Jesús Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jesús Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1051:445,25723,393
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Mexico571:2,177,65319,559
Puerto Rico531:66,9841,326
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
England11:55,718,059489,080
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Jesus (112,700), Jésus (21) & Jeśus (1) are calculated separately.

Jesús (21,392) may also be a first name.

Jesús Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jesús has its highest incidence in Spain. It may also appear as: Jesus, Jésus or Jeśus. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jesús? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 775,315th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Jesús are found; 42 percent are found in Caribbean and 42 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 35,948th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 21,392 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Spain, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 445,257. In Spain it is most common in: Madrid, where 25 percent are found, Andalusia, where 23 percent are found and Valencian Community, where 12 percent are found. Not including Spain this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 27 percent are found and Mexico, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jesus93112,700/
Djesús911/
Jésus8721/
Jeśus871/
D'jesús832/
Jesos807/
Jessus73132/
Djesus7355/
Jeusus7311/
Jesuss7310/
Jeseus737/
Jesuis737/
Jeysus736/
Jeesus736/
Jesous733/
Jesuse732/
Jesuus732/
Jesius731/
Jessos731/
Jehsus731/
Jeisus731/
Jesjus731/
Jessuz730/
D'Jesus67103/
Esus6732/
Jesuits672/
Jheysus671/
Jhessus671/
Jessous671/
Jessuys671/
Jessuss671/
Jeisuss671/

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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 Jesús
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