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 last name Joerges occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Joerges? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,257,535th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname Joerges is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Joerges reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 638,932. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 30 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Berlin, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Germany Joerges is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent are found and Chile, where 6 percent are found.

Joerges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Joerges has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 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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  • 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 Joerges
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