Jorgansen Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Jorgansen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jorgansen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Jorgansen Last Name Facts

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

Jorgansen is found most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jorgansen? popularity and diffusion

Jorgansen is the 6,063,924th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Jorgansen reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Jorgansen is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Jorgansen is most numerous in: California, where 22 percent are found, Oregon, where 22 percent are found and Connecticut, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The United States Jorgansen occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 10 percent are found.

Jorgansen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jorgansen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jorgansen surname declined 31 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jorgansen Last Name Statistics demography

Jorgansen earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.99% less than the national average, earning $28,050 USD per year.

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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 Jorgansen
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