Joerges Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Joerges Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joerges Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1261:638,93250,304
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England21:27,859,030389,889
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Joerges Last Name Facts

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

The surname Joerges is found most frequently in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joerges? popularity and diffusion

The surname Joerges is the 1,257,535th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Joerges live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 638,932. In Germany Joerges is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 30 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Berlin, where 12 percent live. Beside Germany Joerges exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent live and Chile, where 6 percent live.

Joerges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Joerges has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Joerges surname increased 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Joerges Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Joerges earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 60.65% more than the national average, earning $79,815 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jorges921,226/
Joeres92433/
Joerge9218/
Joerger861,816/
Joerres86235/
Juerges8635/
Yoerges8624/
Joeries865/
Jorgges865/
Jhorges862/
Joergesová822/
Juergess801/
Jorgiess800/
Jooeries800/
Jarges7714,120/
Jörges77541/
Joeris77480/
Jurges77154/
Jorgez7731/
Joures772/
Joerse772/
Jeires771/
Joergy771/
Jorgis771/
Jueres771/
Ioerge771/
Joerez771/
Yoerger71254/
Ioerger71248/
Jorgais71151/
Jurgess7154/
Jaerger7149/
Joyares7124/
Geoerge7123/
Jurgies7111/
Gearges719/
Jargees717/
Yojores711/
Johires711/
Joerjer711/
Jurgees711/
Jaeries711/
Jourres711/
Jeerres710/
Zoerger710/
Jairges710/
Joyrees710/
Geiorges671/
Coerjees671/
Yoetrger670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Joerges
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