Justus Surname

24,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Namibia

Justus Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Justus (the Just); one who performed the functions of a judicial officer, a judge.

Justus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,2251:44,0685,402
Tanzania4,7771:11,0831,440
Kenya2,7331:16,8972,023
Germany2,5511:31,5584,153
Nigeria1,3821:128,1798,370
Brazil9821:217,9988,431
India2921:2,626,93682,479
Namibia2761:8,7301,691
South Africa2131:254,35525,748
Canada2121:173,80017,393
Argentina1101:388,57629,949
Netherlands911:185,57326,340
Australia841:321,37727,634
Papua New Guinea791:103,21213,927
Malaysia501:589,88428,692
Uganda371:1,055,11644,846
France361:1,845,076161,051
England351:1,591,94567,242
Austria331:258,04330,255
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
China21:683,660,78330,601
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Dominica11:75,891912
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7431:67,5897,337

The alternate forms: Jüstus (1) are calculated separately.

Justus (112,055) may also be a first name.

Justus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Justus (the Just); one who performed the functions of a judicial officer, a judge.

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

Justus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Justus (Marathi: तूस, Oriya: ଯୁସତୁସ) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Jüstus. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Justus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 24,056th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 324,035 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Justus live; 37 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. Justus is also the 9,177th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 112,055 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 8,225 people, or 1 in 44,068. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 11 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 21 percent are found and Kenya, where 12 percent are found.

Justus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Justus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Justus surname increased 1,107 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Justus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Justus last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Justus last name are 15.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.17% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Justus earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 57.66% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,208 per year; in South Africa they earn 74.84% more than the national average, earning R 415,476 per year; in United States they earn 6.17% less than the national average, earning $40,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.3% more than the national average, earning $50,330 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jüstus941/
Jusztus9217/
Justuse924/
Justuss923/
Justust921/
Jutus9128/
Justu9127/
Jusztusz8645/
O'Justus865/
Yustus831,734/
Hustus83266/
Custus83121/
Justos83120/
Justou8328/
Justau8318/
Iustus8315/
Juteus8310/
Jostus834/
Juttus833/
Justup831/
Justuc831/
Ojustu831/
Jutu80745/
Justusová807/
Justusova803/
Justuce77178/
Justaut7764/
Justaud7737/
Hustuss770/
Custuss770/
Juttu733,797/
Juthu731,156/
Sutus73351/
Cutus7382/
Joutu7361/
Ejutu7357/
Jautu7349/
Jostu7349/
Ojutu7338/
Jutau7337/
Jutuu7326/
Jutut7322/
Yutus7312/
Yustu7311/
Djutu734/
Juutu733/
Iutus732/
Jutup732/
Jhutu732/
Sustu731/
Jutou731/
Justó731/
Ijutu731/
Youstous719/
Ioustous717/
Auyustus711/
Gustauus711/
Coustaus710/
Yustos67369/
Soutus6779/
Jeuteu6758/
Jutthu6748/
Coutus6746/
Custau6724/
Yustau6717/
Jautau6710/
Jouthu674/
Hustos674/
Justoň673/
Djoutu672/
Suttus672/
Jhautu671/
Jauttu671/
Juthtu671/
Juthhu671/
Jhuttu671/
Jautou671/
Jutaud671/
Ojuttu671/
Custou671/
Giustu671/
Cuttus670/
Husthouse670/

Justus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Justus in the Oriya language
ଯୁସତୁସyusatusa-
Justus in the Marathi language
तूसtusa-

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