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

The last name Georg (Georgian: გეორგ, Marathi: गेऑगर्, Russian: Георг) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Geörg. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name Georg is the 45,746^th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 642,981 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Georg reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,947^th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 518,945 people.

The surname Georg is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 7,221 people, or 1 in 11,149. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 32 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists 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 prevalency of Georg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Georg last name 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 devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (69%) in Russia and Orthodox (44%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Georg are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% registered with 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.