Joerk Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Joerk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Joerk (35) may also be a first name.
Joerk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joerk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Joerk is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Joerk.
How Common Is The Last Name Joerk? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Joerk is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Joerk reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Joerk is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 35 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 26,835,153. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Berlin, where 33 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent reside and Thuringia, where 33 percent reside. Other than Germany it is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joerke | 91 | 116 | / |
| Joerck | 91 | 5 | / |
| Jork | 89 | 294 | / |
| Joueerk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Joehrke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Joerg | 80 | 1,376 | / |
| Jourk | 80 | 882 | / |
| Ijork | 80 | 38 | / |
| Yoerk | 80 | 22 | / |
| Jorkh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Soerk | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jaerk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ajork | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ejork | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yoerke | 73 | 11 | / |
| Yoerks | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ijourk | 73 | 9 | / |
| Joergs | 73 | 9 | / |
| Jaerke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Juerck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yejork | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jowerx | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jourke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Jurk | 67 | 2,984 | / |
| Jorg | 67 | 1,286 | / |
| Jark | 67 | 953 | / |
| Jörk | 67 | 144 | / |
| Järk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eork | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaherke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaercke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoehrke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioercke | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Joerk
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