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Where Does The Last Name Jordaan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Jordaan (Hindi: जोर्डन) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jordaan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 14,664^th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 191,818 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Jordaan live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Jordaan is also the 498,315^th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 311 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 35,932 people, or 1 in 1,508. In South Africa Jordaan is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 28 percent reside, Western Cape, where 24 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 14 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Jordaan is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Jordaan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Jordaan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jordaan last name increased 1,563 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jordaan Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Jordaan last name are 9.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.52% registered with the party.

The amount Jordaan earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.11% more than the national average, earning R 351,960 per year; in United States they earn 25.8% more than the national average, earning $54,283 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.36% less than the national average, earning $49,502 CAD per year.