Jordanger Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Jordanger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jordanger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway941:54,7057,856
United States781:4,646,909242,363
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Jordanger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jordanger is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jordanger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,290,735th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. Jordanger is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Jordanger reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Jordanger is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 54,705. In Norway it is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 44 percent reside, Western Norway, where 41 percent reside and Central Norway, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Jordanger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jordanger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jordanger surname increased 3,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jordanger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jordanger are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jordanger earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 39.93% more than the national average, earning 484,263 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.43% less than the national average, earning $42,962 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jordaner941/
Jordanjr823/
Yordaner821/
Hardanger788/
Jordanza711/
Iordanche671/
Sardangi5915/
Cardance591/
Cordonce591/
Yardangi591/
Hsardangi5613/
Djardandji531/

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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 Jordanger
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