Jet Surname

441,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Jet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1971:671,31652,436
India1801:4,261,474113,127
Malaysia1161:254,26114,332
France991:670,93786,003
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Liberia261:169,55911,793
Iran241:3,199,27294,565
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
China41:341,830,39216,990
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Jet (55,624) may also be a first name.

Jet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jet (Arabic: جيت, Hindi: जेत, Marathi: जेट, Oriya: େଜଟ, Tibetan: ཇིཏ་) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jet? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 441,818th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,415,434 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Jet live; 31 percent live in Southeast Asia and 31 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jet is also the 16,885th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 55,624 people.

The surname Jet is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 671,316. In Indonesia Jet is mostly concentrated in: Papua, where 39 percent reside, Banten, where 17 percent reside and West Sumatra, where 15 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this last name is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in India, where 23 percent reside and Malaysia, where 15 percent reside.

Jet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jet has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Jet surname declined 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeet8617,076/
Jett8616,122/
Jest86455/
Jete86402/
Jeth8697/
Jiet8671/
Jeat8641/
Jets8628/
Djet8617/
Jeit8612/
Tjet8611/
Jezt8610/
Jhet868/
Jeut864/
Jyet864/
Ijet863/
Jeyt862/
Jjet861/
Xjet861/
Jedt861/
Je8012,744/
Et8011,292/
Jette755,435/
Jethe752,899/
Djete75809/
Ejiet75656/
Jeyte75271/
Jecht75243/
Jeths75201/
Jeste75191/
Ajiet75163/
Ijete75132/
Jeete7575/
Jeatz7558/
Jeatt7544/
Jeite7541/
Jeets7527/
Jeeth7520/
Jeetz7519/
Jetts7518/
Ojiet7518/
Tåjet7511/
Jieth759/
Jehet759/
Hijet758/
Jheet756/
Jheth753/
Jedte753/
Djeit752/
Jesht752/
Jeett752/
Jeith752/
Jhete752/
Ijiet752/
Jiete752/
Jeest751/
Jyete751/
Jeeit751/
Hjett751/
Djeet751/
Tjett751/
Ijeit751/
Ijhet751/
Hjeet751/
Jeast751/
Jethd751/
Jjete751/
Jzzet751/
Ujhet751/
Eujet751/
Jheat751/
Sjzet751/
Jeeht751/
Jeudt751/
Jeutt751/
Jests750/
Jie67862,544/
Dje6763,982/
Jit6763,330/
Jee6740,984/
Set6738,928/
Cet677,710/
Yet677,321/
Get675,388/
Het673,577/
Ije673,296/
Jer672,737/
Zet672,491/
Jeh671,834/
Jez671,364/
Jed671,168/
Jes67831/
Tje67751/
Jei67743/
Jeu67701/
Ett67413/
Jye67362/
Jea67350/
Jep67227/
Jey67174/
Djette6750/
Iet6744/
Jhe6739/
Sjøset6729/
Jäe6727/
Edt6724/
Hje6721/
Jõeste6719/
Ješ6716/
Hjt6715/
Ajieth6714/
Ejt6713/
Jetsch6712/
Jetthe6711/
Djeite6711/
Jge6710/
Jjt6710/
Yjt6710/
Jze679/
Jej678/
Cjt678/
Ijieth676/
Jje676/
Xje676/
Jheite675/
Ječ675/
Jeehit675/
Juoiet675/
Ajiest674/
Ojiete674/
Jeaste674/
Ajiets674/
Etd674/
Zjt674/
Ajiete673/
Jescht673/
Jíe673/
Jyt673/
Żet672/
Zje672/
Jeette671/
Hayjet671/
Jeeths671/
Jeeteh671/
Jeeste671/
Ujieth671/
Thjete671/
Djethe671/
Djeate671/
D'Jett671/
Shjeat671/
Jeeeet671/

Jet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jet in the Tibetan language
ཇིཏ་jita-
Jet in the Hindi language
जेतjeta98.21
Jet in the Oriya language
େଜଟejata68.75
େଯଟeyata18.75
େଯତeyata6.25
େଜତejata6.25
Jet in the Marathi language
जेटjeta60
जेतjeta40
Jet in the Arabic language
جيتjyt-

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