Jegers Surname
Approximately 642 people bear this surname
Jegers Surname User-submission:
This surname derives from Jäger, which is German for 'hunter'. It was commonly chosen by people who were hunters or livestock farmers.
Jegers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 212 | 1:54,229 | 8,821 |
| Latvia | 179 | 1:11,453 | 1,704 |
| Netherlands | 72 | 1:234,544 | 30,714 |
| United States | 60 | 1:6,040,982 | 292,121 |
| Estonia | 38 | 1:34,784 | 6,408 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Poland | 18 | 1:2,111,597 | 101,748 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Jēgers (1) are calculated separately.
Jegers Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from Jäger, which is German for 'hunter'. It was commonly chosen by people who were hunters or livestock farmers.
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Jegers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jegers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jegers has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may also be found as a variant: Jēgers. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jegers.
How Common Is The Last Name Jegers? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 509,669th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,351,318 people. The surname Jegers occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Jegers are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 54,229. In Belgium Jegers is most common in: Flemish Region, where 99 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 1 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent are found. Besides Belgium this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 28 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 11 percent are found.
Jegers Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Jegers last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the party.
Jegers earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.76% more than the national average, earning $59,011 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jēgers | 94 | 1 | / |
| Jeghers | 92 | 121 | / |
| Jeegers | 92 | 52 | / |
| Jegerås | 92 | 19 | / |
| Jeagers | 92 | 6 | / |
| Jhegers | 92 | 2 | / |
| Egers | 91 | 354 | / |
| S'Jegers | 86 | 44 | / |
| Eggers | 83 | 32,022 | / |
| Segers | 83 | 18,007 | / |
| Zegers | 83 | 5,246 | / |
| Jägers | 83 | 703 | / |
| Hegers | 83 | 135 | / |
| Cegers | 83 | 87 | / |
| Gegers | 83 | 51 | / |
| Egerås | 83 | 5 | / |
| Jegors | 83 | 4 | / |
| Jesers | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yegers | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eghers | 83 | 0 | / |
| Seegers | 77 | 6,538 | / |
| Siegers | 77 | 2,399 | / |
| Zeegers | 77 | 2,347 | / |
| Zeghers | 77 | 278 | / |
| Seigers | 77 | 248 | / |
| Seagers | 77 | 212 | / |
| Zeguers | 77 | 123 | / |
| Heggers | 77 | 102 | / |
| Heigers | 77 | 89 | / |
| Hedgers | 77 | 82 | / |
| Seggers | 77 | 81 | / |
| Ziegers | 77 | 79 | / |
| Eggerss | 77 | 62 | / |
| Zeggers | 77 | 33 | / |
| Heegers | 77 | 20 | / |
| Segerås | 77 | 15 | / |
| Hengers | 77 | 10 | / |
| Gengers | 77 | 9 | / |
| Zijgers | 77 | 9 | / |
| Geigers | 77 | 8 | / |
| Zeagers | 77 | 6 | / |
| Jechers | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jiggers | 77 | 3 | / |
| Eggersh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hegerse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Geghers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Segiers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Heygers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jéghers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seygers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaygers | 77 | 0 | / |
| Yengers | 77 | 0 | / |
| Zeigers | 77 | 0 | / |
| Yegerst | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ezers | 73 | 81 | / |
| Huijgers | 71 | 18 | / |
| Seeghers | 71 | 6 | / |
| Heitgers | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sieggers | 71 | 2 | / |
| Heijgers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zeeggers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeziersh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seggerrs | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ehingers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sigers | 67 | 425 | / |
| Echers | 67 | 44 | / |
| Gigers | 67 | 39 | / |
| Zesers | 67 | 29 | / |
| D'Heygers | 67 | 18 | / |
| Eggerß | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sägers | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hygers | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cecers | 67 | 4 | / |
| Higers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hijers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zigers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zégers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heitgiers | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eggirs | 67 | 0 | / |
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