The Jara surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,790 people carried this name — #4,042 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,600 people counted. That is up 38% from 6,359 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 50,138 people named Jara live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
442 people named Jara have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 478 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
123 people named Jara live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 61 people named Jara.
Most of them — 33 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In the Nordic population registers
116 people named Jara are counted in Finland and Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Jara in American newspapers,
1908–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 74,607 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Jara,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jose Orlando Jara Latorre d. 1973 · student
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Ramon Osvaldo Jara Espinoza d. 1973 · plumber
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Jose Eduardo Jara Aravena d. 1980 · university student
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Carlos Eduardo Jara Cortes d. 1986 · farmworker
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Bernardo Ramon Jara Lopez d. 1984 · laborer
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Aquiles Juan Jara Alvarez d. 1973 · carabinier
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Jara.
- Janvier 1,482 · U.S. census
- Janvrin 520 · U.S. census
- Jany 267 · U.S. census
- Jaques 3,224 · U.S. census
- Jaquet 263 · U.S. census
- Jaquin 183 · U.S. census
- Jardel 137 · U.S. census
- Jardin 846 · U.S. census
- Jardine 3,973 · U.S. census
- Jardon 719 · U.S. census
- Jardot 115 · U.S. census
- Jarnot 363 · U.S. census
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