Georgsen Surname

543,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Georgsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Georgsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark3061:18,4471,819
Norway2371:21,6972,825
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Georgsen Last Name Facts

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

Georgsen is found in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Georgsen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Georgsen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 543,414th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 12,351,773 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Georgsen live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is borne by 306 people, or 1 in 18,447. In Denmark Georgsen is most common in: North Denmark Region, where 34 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 32 percent are found and Central Denmark Region, where 19 percent are found. Beside Denmark this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 40 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Georgsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Georgsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Georgsen last name fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Georgsen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Georgsen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 10.1% less than the national average, earning 311,113 kr per year and in Canada they earn 26.63% more than the national average, earning $62,912 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Georgson88172/
Georgzen882/
Yeorgsen880/
Georgsin880/
Georgsson821,240/
Georgsohn821/
Georggson821/
Jorgsen801/
Yorgsen800/
Georggin7559/
Georgzén757/
Yorksen670/
Jorgson670/
Yeargson630/
Yorkson5354/
Jorkson530/
Gyurcsán50183/
Gyurcsan507/
Yorckson501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Georgsen
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