Irgens Surname

341,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Irgens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irgens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4771:10,7801,194
United States3681:984,94373,005
Denmark1811:31,1863,237
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Irgens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Irgens (Russian: Иргенс) is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Irgens.

How Common Is The Last Name Irgens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Irgens is the 341,803rd most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,785,425 people. The last name Irgens is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Irgens are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 477 people, or 1 in 10,780. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 40 percent live, Western Norway, where 39 percent live and Northern Norway, where 9 percent live. Outside of Norway this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent live and Denmark, where 17 percent live.

Irgens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Irgens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Irgens surname expanded 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Irgens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Irgens are 11.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Irgens earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 27.21% more than the national average, earning 440,264 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.54% more than the national average, earning $46,835 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jirgens92247/
Girgens929/
Hiergens8630/
Jrgens83187/
Ergens8351/
Urgens833/
Ürgens831/
Irgins831/
Gergens77117/
Girgenç7788/
Giriens7777/
Hergens7715/
Girgins7713/
Hirsens778/
Jirjens772/
Jørgens772/
Hiriens770/
Eurgens770/
Hertgens7122/
Jørgense716/
Goirgins710/
Ergenç674,906/
Ürgenç67232/
Herijgens6732/
Ergenz6717/
Ergensová676/
Erhens673/
Irsins672/
Ercens672/
Irienz672/
Urgins671/
Irhins671/
Ergins671/

Irgens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Irgens in the Russian language
Иргенсirgens-

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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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  • 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 Irgens
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