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

The last name Jood (Arabic: جوود, Hindi: जूड) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 150,609^th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,488,916 people. Jood occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Jood reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 87,305^th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 5,831 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 2,198 people, or 1 in 24,649. In South Africa Jood is most common in: Northern Cape, where 40 percent reside, North West, where 24 percent reside and Gauteng, where 15 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Jood Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Jood has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jood surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jood Last Name Statistics ^demography

Jood earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.38% less than the national average, earning R 179,700 per year.