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

Jos (Arabic: جوز, Hindi: जोस, Marathi: जोस, Tibetan: ཇོས་) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Jós. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 94,194^th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,440,511 people. The last name Jos occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Jos live; 62 percent live in South Asia and 62 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 7,199^th most widely held first name globally, borne by 145,415 people.

Jos is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 3,138 people, or 1 in 244,444. In India it is most prevalent in: Kerala, where 41 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 37 percent reside and Karnataka, where 6 percent reside. Excluding India this surname exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Jos Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Jos has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jos surname expanded 1,316 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jos Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Jos surname are 4.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jos earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 44.72% less than the national average, earning R 131,364 per year and in United States they earn 2.71% less than the national average, earning $41,978 USD per year.