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Where Does The Last Name Jha Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Jha (Bengali: ঝা, Hindi: झा, Marathi: झा, Oriya: ଝା) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Jhá. Click here for further possible spellings of Jha.

How Common Is The Last Name Jha? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 432^nd most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,139 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Jha are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 90,071^st most commonly held first name on earth, held by 5,547 people.

This surname is most common in India, where it is held by 1,112,929 people, or 1 in 689. In India Jha is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 65 percent live, Jharkhand, where 10 percent live and Delhi, where 7 percent live. Aside from India Jha exists in 116 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 5 percent live and Sudan, where 0 percent live.

Jha Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Jha surname are 4.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.9% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jha earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 27.77% more than the national average, earning $55,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.47% more than the national average, earning $66,313 CAD per year.