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

The surname Jery (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻴﺮﻱ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Jéry. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 495,028^th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 10,925,856 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Jery reside; 39 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 56,824^th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 11,189 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 256 people, or 1 in 691,964. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Gombe, where 21 percent are found, Kaduna, where 18 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 12 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 18 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Jery Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Jery has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jery last name declined 35 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jery Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

The amount Jery earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 11.47% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,161 per year and in United States they earn 33.99% less than the national average, earning $28,482 USD per year.