Hurtgen Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Hurtgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hurtgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3801:953,83971,121
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Hürtgen (916) are calculated separately.

Hurtgen Last Name Facts

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

Hurtgen occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Hürtgen. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hurtgen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 711,133rd most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. The last name Hurtgen is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Hurtgen are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 380 people, or 1 in 953,839. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 29 percent live, Minnesota, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Hurtgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hurtgen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hurtgen surname expanded 974 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hurtgen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hurtgen surname are 18.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.15% being registered with the political party.

Hurtgen earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.62% more than the national average, earning $44,280 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hürtgen95916/
Huertgen9316/
Hurgen925/
Churgen865/
Hurtsen862/
Hurtgin861/
Hurtgem860/
Hurtzen860/
Urgen83283/
Chortgen804/
Jurgen77506/
Hursen7784/
Hurgin7752/
Urgenc7723/
Urgien7720/
Urgent7720/
Ortgen7710/
Eurgen771/
Hurtienne75190/
Churgin71330/
Oertgen71111/
Khurgin7191/
Hortien7172/
Hourtienne7152/
Jeurgen7124/
Heursen7121/
Hurtsén718/
Hurttienne715/
Khursen714/
Jaurgen712/
Heurgin711/
Hurchen711/
Hurssen711/
Haursen711/
Ortgien710/
Haurtienne710/
Ürgen671,419/
Urgin67327/
Ursen6746/
Urzen6741/
Chortzen6717/
Churjeen674/
Horthien671/
Churging671/
Urşen671/
Khourgin671/
Urjen671/
Churginn671/
Chhurgin671/
Khurshen671/

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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
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  • 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 Hurtgen
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