Jenzen Surname

488,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Australia

Jenzen Surname Definition:

(Danish, Norwegian) The son of Jens, a variant of John (gracious gift of Jehovah).

Jenzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3121:258,03027,728
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Australia1211:223,10521,260
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

The alternate forms: Jenzén (2) are calculated separately.

Jenzen (304) may also be a first name.

Jenzen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Danish, Norwegian) The son of Jens, a variant of John (gracious gift of Jehovah).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Jenzen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jenzen is found most in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms: Jenzén. Click here for other possible spellings of Jenzen.

How Common Is The Last Name Jenzen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 488,458th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,732,763 people. The last name Jenzen occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Jenzen live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 504,994th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 304 people.

The surname Jenzen is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 312 people, or 1 in 258,030. In Germany Jenzen is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 28 percent live, Hamburg, where 16 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 15 percent live. Other than Germany Jenzen is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 18 percent live.

Jenzen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jenzen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jenzen surname rose 415 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jenzen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jenzen are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jenzen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 11.99% more than the national average, earning R 266,136 per year and in United States they earn 24.44% more than the national average, earning $53,694 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jenzén942/
Jentzen92721/
Jehnzen9279/
Jenszen921/
Enzen9178/
Jendrzen861/
Jensen83489,207/
Henzen831,600/
Zenzen83633/
Genzen83169/
Jenjen83138/
Jenßen83107/
Enzien8360/
Jencen8355/
Senzen8323/
Ienzen8315/
Yenzen8311/
Jönzen8311/
Jinzen837/
Jengen837/
Jenzon832/
Jenszn831/
Jenxen831/
Cenzen831/
Jenssen776,359/
Heinzen774,647/
Jentgen77196/
Yentzen77186/
Henzgen77163/
Henzenn77117/
Jenchen7780/
Jehnsen7774/
Jeinsen7754/
Jennsen7737/
Jengeng7726/
Jendsen7725/
Jeansen7717/
Henzien7715/
Jensenn7712/
Jenshen7712/
Jenczeń7712/
Suenzen7712/
Zenzenn778/
Jinzeng776/
Jenzing776/
Jesnsen775/
Jenseng774/
Jjensen773/
Jenzone773/
Hienzen773/
Zenzeng773/
Jenjeng773/
Jensesn772/
Jentsen772/
Chenzen772/
Henszen772/
Jenhsen771/
Jensend771/
Jensoen771/
Enzzien771/
Jäntzen771/
Djengen771/
Enzan7341,286/
Ensen731,045/
Enzin7371/
Enzon7354/
Encen7342/
Enßen7312/
Jensn732/
Jnznt731/
Jencienė71173/
Zhenzhen7199/
Chenzhen7133/
Jendrzyn7112/
Jendrzin716/
Chenzeng716/
Jienseng715/
Jøgensen714/
D'Jensen712/
Heinzemn711/
Zienzien711/
Jennssen711/
Jenčienė711/
Jenson6712,881/
Hensen677,390/
Entzin672,339/
Hengen671,656/
Iensen671,111/
Hinzen67814/
Yensen67802/
Sensen67585/
Henßen67456/
Henzon67385/
Zenzin67351/
Genzon67336/
Zinzen67292/
Gensen67214/
Gengen67166/
Jenjem67128/
Genzin67116/
Jensén6788/
Jenchenne6786/
Censen6781/
Yengen6744/
Jensin6738/
Jensan6733/
Enssen6733/
Enåsen6732/
Enchen6732/
Jemsen6728/
Jensenová6726/
Jönzén6726/
Jensem6721/
Zenzyn6720/
Encien6715/
Sinzen6714/
Yenzem6714/
Cencen6713/
Gemzen6713/
Henzan679/
Jencon679/
Jengin679/
Zenzén678/
Jensne677/
Jenggieng677/
Hänzen676/
Senzin675/
Ensien675/
Iencen675/
Yenzon674/
Cenzin674/
Enzhin672/
Zemzen672/
Hencen671/
Jinzan671/
Jenscn671/
Jaczen671/
Enzhan671/
Jinzon671/
Iengen671/
Jensenova671/
Ginzen671/
Entsen671/
Enseen671/
Zenzem671/
Jeensn671/
Henzem671/
Ienzem671/
Jensyn670/
Heinzehen670/
Jeancn670/
Gencen670/

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