Georg Surname

45,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Georg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Georg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,2211:11,1491,422
France8501:78,14410,992
Brazil7741:276,58210,651
United States7451:486,52241,106
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Russia2231:646,29256,060
Iran1621:473,96628,688
Switzerland891:92,28010,121
Luxembourg721:8,0631,253
Austria631:135,16618,435
Australia611:442,55234,724
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
Poland501:760,17561,940
England451:1,238,17956,985
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
India361:21,307,372304,812
Hungary361:272,67421,202
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Denmark351:161,27813,908
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Finland141:392,62226,475
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Israel141:611,26042,949
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
China101:136,732,1577,199
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Norway81:642,78647,258
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2691:186,68716,510

The alternate forms: Geörg (100) are calculated separately.

Georg (518,945) may also be a first name.

Georg Last Name Facts

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

Georg (Georgian: გეორგ, Marathi: गेऑगर्, Russian: Георг) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Geörg. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Georg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 45,746th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 642,981 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Georg live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe. Georg is also the 1,947th most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 518,945 people.

Georg is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 7,221 people, or 1 in 11,149. In Germany Georg is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 32 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in France, where 7 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Georg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Georg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Georg surname expanded 277 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 281 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Georg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (69%) in Russia and Orthodox (44%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Georg last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Georg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.33% less than the national average, earning R 68,136 per year; in United States they earn 21.18% more than the national average, earning $52,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.51% more than the national average, earning $54,409 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geörg93100/
Georgs91181/
Geoerg918/
Georgh916/
Georgg914/
Georrg914/
Gueorg912/
Eorg891/
Georgue8333/
Giorg8012/
Jeorg806/
Heorg802/
Geork802/
Eourg801/
Gearg800/
Seorg800/
Georgova7760/
Georgová7713/
Zehgeorg776/
Jõeorg7335/
Georke7314/
Georck732/
Georqe731/
Gyorgg731/
Giorgh731/
Eorgch731/
Gyourg730/
Jorg671,286/
Iorg67237/
Yorg67225/
Georcke672/
Eork672/
Georque671/
Earg671/

Georg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Georg in the Georgian language
გეორგgeorg-
Georg in the Marathi language
गेऑगर्ge'ogar50
गोरेgore50
Georg in the Russian language
Георгgeorg-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Georg
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