Jug Surname

136,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Jug Surname Definition:

Pet forms of Judith, fem. form of Judah: v. Jude.

Jug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1,9421:1,28189
Croatia5961:7,0951,095
Austria1411:60,3939,409
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
India591:13,001,108227,026
Canada591:624,50251,218
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Pakistan411:4,357,16830,068
France381:1,747,966156,445
Mexico381:3,266,47923,844
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Serbia231:310,65015,551
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
England141:3,979,861125,553
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Wales81:386,81619,671
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Bosnia and Herzegovina71:505,20013,972
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Jug (3,462) may also be a first name.

Jug Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pet forms of Judith, fem. form of Judah: v. Jude.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Jug Last Name Facts

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

Jug (Arabic: جوغ, Bengali: যুগ, Hindi: जुग, Marathi: जुग, Oriya: ଯୁଗ, Tibetan: ཇག་) is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Jug click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jug? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 136,245th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,211,698 people. The surname Jug occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Jug are found; 78 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 120,827th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 3,462 people.

Jug is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is borne by 1,942 people, or 1 in 1,281. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Savinja, where 23 percent live, Drava, where 22 percent live and Gorizia, where 18 percent live. Besides Slovenia this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 18 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.

Jug Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jug has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Jug last name rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jug Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jug last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jug earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 27.35% more than the national average, earning $54,949 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.33% more than the national average, earning $53,823 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaug86225/
Jugg86143/
Jugs8670/
Jugh8626/
Juig8617/
Joug8611/
Ujug867/
Juug863/
Hjug862/
Jucg861/
Jugp861/
Juhg861/
Jujg861/
Jhug861/
Ejug861/
Jzug861/
Jugq861/
Jugt861/
Jugx861/
Jukg861/
Jugk861/
Jough75128/
Jugue7597/
Gujug7519/
Ejugh7519/
Ujugh7513/
Juugh7510/
Jugås759/
Jeugt753/
Ojiug752/
Juggs752/
Hjugh751/
Ijugh751/
Hjoug751/
Juuhg751/
Juihg751/
Juugg751/
Hug6719,650/
Juc679,457/
Jog676,091/
Juk672,062/
Zug671,552/
Jux67441/
Yug67153/
Sug67105/
Cug67105/
Jeugue6757/
Jugova6750/
Jugová6742/
Juq6739/
Iug6726/
Djugue6716/
Ijough676/
Jaugsz676/
Jugsch672/
Juggue671/
Aujoug671/

Jug Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jug in the Bengali language
যুগyuga-
Jug in the Marathi language
जुगjuga-
Jug in the Hindi language
जुगjuga95.7
Jug in the Oriya language
ଯୁଗyuga93.89
ଜୁଗjuga5.34
ଜୁଗ୍jug0.25
Jug in the Tibetan language
ཇག་jak44.44
ཇུག་juk22.22
ཇུང་jung11.11
ཇཱཀ་jaka11.11
ཇོག་jok11.11
Jug in the Arabic language
جوغjwgh-

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