Just Surname

15,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Just Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Just, Upright [French Juste, Latin Justus-just-us, just, etc.]

Just Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany15,2091:5,293636
United States6,1911:58,5466,936
Poland1,5551:24,4433,742
Denmark1,3741:4,108362
Saudi Arabia1,3121:23,5183,324
France1,2091:54,9407,271
Spain9201:50,8174,751
Australia8001:33,7454,450
Brazil8001:267,59310,304
Austria7931:10,7381,467
Czechia5061:21,0153,225
Canada4871:75,6588,534
England4121:135,23813,274
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
Switzerland3721:22,0783,519
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
India3051:2,514,96880,166
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
New Zealand1651:27,4444,801
Netherlands1161:145,57922,016
Argentina1101:388,57629,949
Indonesia881:1,502,832101,066
Tanzania751:705,88840,428
Estonia731:18,1073,073
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Norway671:76,75110,726
Bahamas651:6,027567
Sweden591:166,89411,603
Belgium541:212,90127,429
Croatia531:79,78513,729
Scotland531:101,0156,880
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Iran491:1,566,99061,347
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Slovakia391:136,83224,940
China331:41,433,9872,228
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Slovenia201:124,38412,684
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Romania91:2,230,87454,437
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Puerto Rico81:443,7673,219
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Wales41:773,63329,106
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Tonga11:107,313791
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2071:117,75511,303
Scotland231:162,7496,621
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4381:114,65511,327

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.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The fair-dealing or righteous person; descendant of Just, a pet form of Justus and Justin (the just).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From probity of character; or more probably from an ancient personal name. Saint Just gives name to a Cornish parish.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish, Just; from the German, Just; from the Dutch, Juist; from the Flemish, Juste; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Just Last Name Facts

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

The surname Just has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms: Jušt. For other potential spellings of Just click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Just? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,938th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 208,347 people. It occurs predominantly 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 frequent first name worldwide, held by 12,069 people.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 15,209 people, or 1 in 5,293. In Germany Just is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live and Bavaria, where 11 percent live. Apart from Germany Just exists in 123 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Poland, where 4 percent live.

Just Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Just has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Just last name rose 1,413 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 230 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Just Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Methodist (47%) in Ireland, Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (43%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Just surname are 10.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.41% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jušt921/
Juste8920,717/
Justh89184/
Juszt89147/
Juist89105/
Justs8974/
Jaust8947/
Juust8947/
Tjust8941/
Juhst895/
Joust894/
Jiust893/
Ejust892/
Justt892/
Justė892/
Jusht891/
Justz891/
Ojust891/
Djust891/
Jut866,055/
Jus861,972/
Jouste8040/
Jauste803/
Juiste802/
Jscust801/
Djuste801/
Jiuste801/
Justås801/
Ujuste801/
Jeustt800/
Jost7546,909/
Jutt7520,185/
Hust752,184/
Sust752,153/
Yust751,918/
Jute751,374/
Judt751,132/
Cust75971/
Juth75921/
Juit75706/
Jaus75624/
Zust75466/
Jout75457/
Juss75457/
Juse75424/
Juds75346/
Ujut75310/
Juis75297/
Jaut75281/
Žust75179/
Jiut75175/
Jous75151/
Tjus75118/
Djus75105/
Juht75101/
Juus7597/
Jius7564/
Ijut7563/
Ojus7555/
Ojut7552/
Ujus7547/
Tjut7535/
Ijus7533/
Jush7533/
Ejus7530/
Iust7528/
Juts7520/
Ejut7520/
Jult7519/
Jusd7519/
Jeus7517/
Juut757/
Juzt756/
Jeut754/
Hjus754/
Jhut753/
Djut753/
Jyut752/
Jyus752/
Jusp752/
Jusz751/
Jusć751/
Juås751/
Xjus751/
Jjus751/
Jusj751/
Jzus751/
Jusx751/
Jutd751/
Juxs751/
Juxt751/
Juys751/
Juhs751/
Jujs751/
Jujt751/
Justová73707/
Justova7317/
Juisset731/
Ju67737,925/
Yuste679,779/
Joost674,807/
Giust671,535/
Jutte671,387/
Joest671,379/
Juthe671,009/
Chust67979/
Joute67965/
Jauss67767/
Jault67704/
Haust67390/
Ojute67390/
Youst67359/
Jautz67347/
Huste67331/
Hujut67216/
Houst67210/
Saust67186/
Jucht67185/
Joszt67170/
Jiout67149/
Joush67141/
Heust67130/
Djout67106/
Soust6792/
Jouys6791/
Jeute6789/
Joutz6787/
Jouët6778/
Jusse6756/
Geust6752/
Juhsz6752/
Juitt6748/
Djuse6743/
Hujus6742/
Jihut6742/
Jause6742/
Jouse6740/
Judds6739/
Jahut6738/
Husth6738/
Huyst6738/
Jahus6735/
Jausz6732/
Hyust6728/
Justhová6726/
Huist6722/
Juise6721/
Suszt6718/
Jhute6717/
Juttt6716/
Judth6714/
Coust6714/
Jhaut6713/
Djuth6713/
Ejuse6712/
Djeus6711/
Jutsz6711/
Jaute6710/
Jaudt6710/
Johus679/
Hjost679/
Jijus678/
Jouth678/
Juuth678/
Jaush677/
Josst677/
Djaus677/
Judse676/
Husts676/
Hojut676/
Jijut675/
Khust675/
Yustt675/
Jauth675/
Jusztová675/
Hijus675/
Juite674/
Jusch674/
Ojuis674/
Jostå674/
Jouss673/
Yusts673/
Jusce673/
Jeuse673/
Juith673/
Jjute673/
Zusts673/
Iuste673/
Husht673/
Oiust673/
Djuit672/
Hojus672/
Jyuse672/
Cuist672/
Yusth672/
Djous672/
Juuts672/
Jouht672/
Jusph672/
Jhuis672/
Jihus672/
Jutch671/
Hejut671/
Jiush671/
Jhuth671/
Jouhs671/
Joutt671/
Custt671/
Ajius671/
Ajost671/
Suhst671/
Sustt671/
Juits671/
Ijuis671/
Jeeus671/
Huszt671/
Jauts671/
Jhaus671/
Justhova671/
Juult671/
Juyte671/
Zhust671/
Ejous671/
Dėjus671/
Scust671/
Judtt671/
Jouxs671/
Oojus671/
Ijute671/
Jeudt671/
Jeutt671/
Jieus671/
Jusdh671/
Hustd671/
Hjutt671/
Zeust670/
Zoust670/
Jeuss670/
Joudt670/
Hustt670/
Jhost670/
Jeuhs670/
Juiss670/
Huhst670/

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