Joorst Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

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

Joorst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joorst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2901:186,82020,354
England11:55,718,059489,080

Joorst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Joorst is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joorst? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 912,827th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Joorst are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 290 people, or 1 in 186,820. In South Africa Joorst is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 96 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent live and Free State, where 1 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live.

Joorst Last Name Statistics demography

Joorst earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.45% less than the national average, earning R 167,652 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joors9190/
Jorst919/
Joorse8338/
Hjorst832/
Hoorst831/
Jorstd831/
Coorst830/
Jorste830/
Jors80997/
Horst7332,312/
Coors731,163/
Soors73605/
Jorse7379/
Jorsz7343/
Jorss7337/
Jorås7331/
Sorst7327/
Jorsh7323/
Jorsø7314/
Jours738/
Jarst737/
Corst737/
Yoors737/
Jurst734/
Johrs733/
Jorrs732/
Yorst732/
Jürst731/
Horsth67436/
Horsts67312/
Horste67204/
Khorst67108/
Jorsch6787/
Ihorst6770/
Coorsh6764/
Horstt6751/
Hourst6725/
Yourst6714/
Chorst6713/
Horszt6712/
Jarstø677/
Horsst672/
Hoyrst672/
Jursht671/
Horrst671/
Hjorsø671/
Jorshe671/
Soorsh671/
Joursh671/
Cohrst670/
Ehorst670/
Sourst670/
Hohrst670/
Heorst670/
Zourst670/
Coohrs670/

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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
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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 Joorst
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