Joburg Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Joburg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Joburg (239) may also be a first name.

Joburg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Joburg occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joburg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Joburg is the 4,908,606th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Joburg occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Joburg are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 578,640th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 239 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa Joburg is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent are found and Finland, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Josburgh861/
Hoburg83257/
Jaburg83134/
Joberg8330/
Coburg8328/
Juburg831/
Joosburgh800/
Homburg773,486/
Hjoberg7767/
Hosburg7713/
Cobourg7711/
Josberg7710/
Jouberg775/
Johborg774/
Yooburg771/
Hobourg771/
Jobourk771/
Zosburg771/
Jabourg770/
Souburg770/
Sohburg770/
Scoburg770/
Hoburgh770/
Hosburgh7176/
Scoburgh7145/
Jochberg7134/
Hombourg7113/
Jaubourg7113/
Hochburg713/
Yosburgh711/
Jousberg711/
Housburg710/
Zosburgh710/
Homburgh710/
Hoberg673,560/
Jaberg67812/
Soberg67479/
Juberg67346/
Coberg67114/
Zoberg6732/
Jobark6724/
Juborg6711/
Scouburgh678/
Jaborg676/
Hoborg675/
Haburg673/
Coubourgh671/
Jobirk671/
Yoberg671/
Saburg670/
Hjousberg670/

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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 Joburg
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