Jegsen Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Jegsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jegsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark581:97,3239,225
Norway71:734,61250,907
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

Jegsen Last Name Facts

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

Jegsen is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Jegsen.

How Common Is The Last Name Jegsen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,273,756th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Jegsen are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 97,323. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 33 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 26 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 24 percent are found. Apart from Denmark this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Jegsen Last Name Statistics demography

Jegsen earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 4.69% more than the national average, earning 362,316 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Egsen9174/
Jegszent861/
Jeksen83252/
Jexsen833/
Jecsen831/
Jeggen830/
Jecksen77263/
Jeiksen772/
Djegson771/
Eksen731,372/
Egsan73140/
Egson7361/
Jeksn7311/
Jexen733/
Heigshen710/
Jekson67409/
Jeksan67126/
Seksen6763/
Jecson6730/
Eggson6719/
Ekåsen6711/
Heksen676/
Jeggin675/
Higsen675/
Jexson672/
Jecsan672/
Gegson672/
Jeksin672/
Jigson671/
Egsanh671/
Ekseen671/
Egsoun671/
Jegschand671/
Jenxen671/
Jiksen671/
Hegson670/

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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 Jegsen
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