Just Surname
Approximately 34,978 people bear this surname
Just Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) Just, Upright [French Juste, Latin Justus-just-us, just, etc.]
Just Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 15,209 | 1:5,293 | 636 |
| United States | 6,191 | 1:58,546 | 6,936 |
| Poland | 1,555 | 1:24,443 | 3,742 |
| Denmark | 1,374 | 1:4,108 | 362 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,312 | 1:23,518 | 3,324 |
| France | 1,209 | 1:54,940 | 7,271 |
| Spain | 920 | 1:50,817 | 4,751 |
| Australia | 800 | 1:33,745 | 4,450 |
| Brazil | 800 | 1:267,593 | 10,304 |
| Austria | 793 | 1:10,738 | 1,467 |
| Czechia | 506 | 1:21,015 | 3,225 |
| Canada | 487 | 1:75,658 | 8,534 |
| England | 412 | 1:135,238 | 13,274 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| Switzerland | 372 | 1:22,078 | 3,519 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| India | 305 | 1:2,514,968 | 80,166 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| New Zealand | 165 | 1:27,444 | 4,801 |
| Netherlands | 116 | 1:145,579 | 22,016 |
| Argentina | 110 | 1:388,576 | 29,949 |
| Indonesia | 88 | 1:1,502,832 | 101,066 |
| Tanzania | 75 | 1:705,888 | 40,428 |
| Estonia | 73 | 1:18,107 | 3,073 |
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| Norway | 67 | 1:76,751 | 10,726 |
| Bahamas | 65 | 1:6,027 | 567 |
| Sweden | 59 | 1:166,894 | 11,603 |
| Belgium | 54 | 1:212,901 | 27,429 |
| Croatia | 53 | 1:79,785 | 13,729 |
| Scotland | 53 | 1:101,015 | 6,880 |
| Malaysia | 52 | 1:567,197 | 27,732 |
| Iran | 49 | 1:1,566,990 | 61,347 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Slovakia | 39 | 1:136,832 | 24,940 |
| China | 33 | 1:41,433,987 | 2,228 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| Hungary | 21 | 1:467,442 | 30,347 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Slovenia | 20 | 1:124,384 | 12,684 |
| Uruguay | 18 | 1:190,653 | 15,539 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Romania | 9 | 1:2,230,874 | 54,437 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Puerto Rico | 8 | 1:443,767 | 3,219 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 207 | 1:117,755 | 11,303 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:162,749 | 6,621 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 438 | 1:114,655 | 11,327 |
The alternate forms: Jušt (1) are calculated separately.
Just (12,069) may also be a first name.
Just Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) Just, Upright [French Juste, Latin Justus-just-us, just, etc.]
(English) The fair-dealing or righteous person; descendant of Just, a pet form of Justus and Justin (the just).
From probity of character; or more probably from an ancient personal name. Saint Just gives name to a Cornish parish.
From the Danish, Just; from the German, Just; from the Dutch, Juist; from the Flemish, Juste; a personal name.
Just Demographics
Average Just Salary in
United States
$45,413 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Just Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Just Come From? nationality or country of origin
Just is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Jušt. Click here to see other possible spellings of Just.
How Common Is The Last Name Just? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 15,938th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 208,347 people. Just occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Just reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 53,938th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 12,069 people.
The surname Just is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 15,209 people, or 1 in 5,293. In Germany Just is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent are found and Bavaria, where 11 percent are found. Not including Germany Just occurs in 123 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Poland, where 4 percent are found.
Just Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Just has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,413 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 230 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Just Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Methodist (47%) in Ireland, Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (43%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Just are 10.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.41% registered with the political party.
The amount Just earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.1% more than the national average, earning 439,884 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 101.54% more than the national average, earning R 478,932 per year; in United States they earn 5.25% more than the national average, earning $45,413 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.92% more than the national average, earning $54,612 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jušt | 92 | 1 | / |
| Juste | 89 | 20,717 | / |
| Justh | 89 | 184 | / |
| Juszt | 89 | 147 | / |
| Juist | 89 | 105 | / |
| Justs | 89 | 74 | / |
| Jaust | 89 | 47 | / |
| Juust | 89 | 47 | / |
| Tjust | 89 | 41 | / |
| Juhst | 89 | 5 | / |
| Joust | 89 | 4 | / |
| Jiust | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ejust | 89 | 2 | / |
| Justt | 89 | 2 | / |
| Justė | 89 | 2 | / |
| Jusht | 89 | 1 | / |
| Justz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ojust | 89 | 1 | / |
| Djust | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jut | 86 | 6,055 | / |
| Jus | 86 | 1,972 | / |
| Jouste | 80 | 40 | / |
| Jauste | 80 | 3 | / |
| Juiste | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jscust | 80 | 1 | / |
| Djuste | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jiuste | 80 | 1 | / |
| Justås | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ujuste | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jeustt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Jost | 75 | 46,909 | / |
| Jutt | 75 | 20,185 | / |
| Hust | 75 | 2,184 | / |
| Sust | 75 | 2,153 | / |
| Yust | 75 | 1,918 | / |
| Jute | 75 | 1,374 | / |
| Judt | 75 | 1,132 | / |
| Cust | 75 | 971 | / |
| Juth | 75 | 921 | / |
| Juit | 75 | 706 | / |
| Jaus | 75 | 624 | / |
| Zust | 75 | 466 | / |
| Jout | 75 | 457 | / |
| Juss | 75 | 457 | / |
| Juse | 75 | 424 | / |
| Juds | 75 | 346 | / |
| Ujut | 75 | 310 | / |
| Juis | 75 | 297 | / |
| Jaut | 75 | 281 | / |
| Žust | 75 | 179 | / |
| Jiut | 75 | 175 | / |
| Jous | 75 | 151 | / |
| Tjus | 75 | 118 | / |
| Djus | 75 | 105 | / |
| Juht | 75 | 101 | / |
| Juus | 75 | 97 | / |
| Jius | 75 | 64 | / |
| Ijut | 75 | 63 | / |
| Ojus | 75 | 55 | / |
| Ojut | 75 | 52 | / |
| Ujus | 75 | 47 | / |
| Tjut | 75 | 35 | / |
| Ijus | 75 | 33 | / |
| Jush | 75 | 33 | / |
| Ejus | 75 | 30 | / |
| Iust | 75 | 28 | / |
| Juts | 75 | 20 | / |
| Ejut | 75 | 20 | / |
| Jult | 75 | 19 | / |
| Jusd | 75 | 19 | / |
| Jeus | 75 | 17 | / |
| Juut | 75 | 7 | / |
| Juzt | 75 | 6 | / |
| Jeut | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hjus | 75 | 4 | / |
| Jhut | 75 | 3 | / |
| Djut | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jyut | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jyus | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jusp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jusz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jusć | 75 | 1 | / |
| Juås | 75 | 1 | / |
| Xjus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jjus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jusj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jzus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jusx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jutd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Juxs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Juxt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Juys | 75 | 1 | / |
| Juhs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jujs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jujt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Justová | 73 | 707 | / |
| Justova | 73 | 17 | / |
| Juisset | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ju | 67 | 737,925 | / |
| Yuste | 67 | 9,779 | / |
| Joost | 67 | 4,807 | / |
| Giust | 67 | 1,535 | / |
| Jutte | 67 | 1,387 | / |
| Joest | 67 | 1,379 | / |
| Juthe | 67 | 1,009 | / |
| Chust | 67 | 979 | / |
| Joute | 67 | 965 | / |
| Jauss | 67 | 767 | / |
| Jault | 67 | 704 | / |
| Haust | 67 | 390 | / |
| Ojute | 67 | 390 | / |
| Youst | 67 | 359 | / |
| Jautz | 67 | 347 | / |
| Huste | 67 | 331 | / |
| Hujut | 67 | 216 | / |
| Houst | 67 | 210 | / |
| Saust | 67 | 186 | / |
| Jucht | 67 | 185 | / |
| Joszt | 67 | 170 | / |
| Jiout | 67 | 149 | / |
| Joush | 67 | 141 | / |
| Heust | 67 | 130 | / |
| Djout | 67 | 106 | / |
| Soust | 67 | 92 | / |
| Jouys | 67 | 91 | / |
| Jeute | 67 | 89 | / |
| Joutz | 67 | 87 | / |
| Jouët | 67 | 78 | / |
| Jusse | 67 | 56 | / |
| Geust | 67 | 52 | / |
| Juhsz | 67 | 52 | / |
| Juitt | 67 | 48 | / |
| Djuse | 67 | 43 | / |
| Hujus | 67 | 42 | / |
| Jihut | 67 | 42 | / |
| Jause | 67 | 42 | / |
| Jouse | 67 | 40 | / |
| Judds | 67 | 39 | / |
| Jahut | 67 | 38 | / |
| Husth | 67 | 38 | / |
| Huyst | 67 | 38 | / |
| Jahus | 67 | 35 | / |
| Jausz | 67 | 32 | / |
| Hyust | 67 | 28 | / |
| Justhová | 67 | 26 | / |
| Huist | 67 | 22 | / |
| Juise | 67 | 21 | / |
| Suszt | 67 | 18 | / |
| Jhute | 67 | 17 | / |
| Juttt | 67 | 16 | / |
| Judth | 67 | 14 | / |
| Coust | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jhaut | 67 | 13 | / |
| Djuth | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ejuse | 67 | 12 | / |
| Djeus | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jutsz | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jaute | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jaudt | 67 | 10 | / |
| Johus | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hjost | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jijus | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jouth | 67 | 8 | / |
| Juuth | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jaush | 67 | 7 | / |
| Josst | 67 | 7 | / |
| Djaus | 67 | 7 | / |
| Judse | 67 | 6 | / |
| Husts | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hojut | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jijut | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khust | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yustt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jauth | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jusztová | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hijus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Juite | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jusch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ojuis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jostå | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jouss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yusts | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jusce | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jeuse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Juith | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jjute | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zusts | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iuste | 67 | 3 | / |
| Husht | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oiust | 67 | 3 | / |
| Djuit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hojus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jyuse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cuist | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yusth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djous | 67 | 2 | / |
| Juuts | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jouht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jusph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jhuis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jihus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jutch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hejut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhuth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jouhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joutt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Custt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajost | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suhst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sustt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Juits | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeeus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huszt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jauts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Justhova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Juult | 67 | 1 | / |
| Juyte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dėjus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Judtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jouxs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oojus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijute | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeudt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeutt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jieus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jusdh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hustd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjutt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeust | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zoust | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jeuss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Joudt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hustt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jhost | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jeuhs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Juiss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Huhst | 67 | 0 | / |
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