Jewish Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Jewish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jewish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Jewish (140) may also be a first name.

Jewish Last Name Facts

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

Jewish (Arabic: جويش) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Jewish click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jewish? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jewish is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Jewish are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jewish is also the 781,395th most commonly used first name globally, held by 140 people.

The last name Jewish is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Johor, where 50 percent are found and Sarawak, where 50 percent are found. Besides Malaysia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jewis91110/
Jewitsch861/
Jewiss83430/
Yewish836/
Jevish831/
Ewisch831/
Jewies831/
Jewise831/
Jewais830/
Jebaish771/
Seawish771/
Gewis7364/
Jevis7357/
Jewes7352/
Jebis7319/
Yewis738/
Zewis733/
Iewis732/
Sewis732/
Cjwis731/
Evish731/
Ewwis731/
Jewix730/
Gewitsch7164/
Eweiss67594/
Gewiss67163/
Jewess67106/
Jivesh6718/
Yevish6714/
Ewaiss6711/
Jewicz6710/
Giewis678/
Jesuis677/
Gewich675/
Cijwis675/
Jewese675/
Jevais674/
Sevish674/
Jaiwis674/
Jiwesh672/
Jebesh672/
Zebish671/
Siwish671/
Jeyvis671/
Gebish671/
Jevise671/
Gewais671/
Evisch671/
Ievish671/
Jesvis671/
Jeweys671/
Jevhis671/
Jebais671/
Gevish671/
Jeives671/
Jewets670/
Sewiss670/
Geuish670/

Jewish Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jewish in the Arabic language
جويشjwysh-
يهوديهyhwdyh-

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Jewish Reference & Research

JewishGenOregon 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Jewish
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis