Jewish Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Jewish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
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) has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jewish? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Jewish is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Jewish reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 781,395th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 140 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Johor, where 50 percent reside and Sarawak, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia Jewish is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewis | 91 | 110 | / |
| Jewitsch | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jewiss | 83 | 430 | / |
| Yewish | 83 | 6 | / |
| Jevish | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ewisch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jewies | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jewise | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jewais | 83 | 0 | / |
| Jebaish | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seawish | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gewis | 73 | 64 | / |
| Jevis | 73 | 57 | / |
| Jewes | 73 | 52 | / |
| Jebis | 73 | 19 | / |
| Yewis | 73 | 8 | / |
| Zewis | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iewis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sewis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cjwis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Evish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewwis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jewix | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gewitsch | 71 | 64 | / |
| Eweiss | 67 | 594 | / |
| Gewiss | 67 | 163 | / |
| Jewess | 67 | 106 | / |
| Jivesh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Yevish | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ewaiss | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jewicz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Giewis | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jesuis | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gewich | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cijwis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jewese | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jevais | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sevish | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jaiwis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jiwesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jebesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zebish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siwish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeyvis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gebish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jevise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gewais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Evisch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ievish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jesvis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeweys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jevhis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jebais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gevish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeives | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jewets | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sewiss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Geuish | 67 | 0 | / |
Jewish Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish in the Arabic language | ||
| جويش | jwysh | - |
| يهوديه | yhwdyh | - |
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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 FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis