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

The surname Iordan (Georgian: იორდან, Russian: Иордан) has its highest incidence in Romania. It may appear in the variant forms: Iórdan. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 39,734^th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 551,711 people. The surname Iordan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Iordan are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 70 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 206,976^th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 1,422 people.

The surname is most widely held in Romania, where it is borne by 8,782 people, or 1 in 2,286. In Romania Iordan is mostly found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 20 percent reside, Constanța County, where 8 percent reside and Argeș County, where 7 percent reside. Besides Romania this last name is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 26 percent reside and Moldova, where 4 percent reside.

Iordan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Iordan last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Iordan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 67.79% less than the national average, earning €9,673 per year; in United States they earn 18.26% less than the national average, earning $35,269 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.96% less than the national average, earning $46,224 CAD per year.