Jorge Surname
Approximately 299,999 people bear this surname
Jorge Surname User-submission:
Jorge (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾʒ(ɨ)], Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxorxe]) is a Portuguese and Spanish given name, equivalent to the English George. It is derived from the Greek γεωργός (Georgos), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker".
Read More About This SurnameJorge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 107,666 | 1:251 | 47 |
| Mozambique | 63,652 | 1:428 | 81 |
| Brazil | 23,098 | 1:9,268 | 552 |
| Portugal | 22,740 | 1:458 | 79 |
| Spain | 12,705 | 1:3,680 | 445 |
| Cuba | 11,699 | 1:985 | 171 |
| Peru | 9,267 | 1:3,430 | 559 |
| Mexico | 7,241 | 1:17,142 | 1,416 |
| Argentina | 6,623 | 1:6,454 | 655 |
| United States | 6,293 | 1:57,597 | 6,834 |
| Guatemala | 5,171 | 1:3,110 | 482 |
| Philippines | 4,433 | 1:22,837 | 2,987 |
| Dominican Republic | 3,320 | 1:3,142 | 394 |
| France | 2,643 | 1:25,132 | 3,001 |
| Bolivia | 2,319 | 1:4,578 | 653 |
| Ethiopia | 2,254 | 1:43,277 | 4,742 |
| El Salvador | 1,784 | 1:3,556 | 430 |
| Colombia | 1,227 | 1:38,936 | 2,208 |
| Uruguay | 1,189 | 1:2,886 | 338 |
| Venezuela | 969 | 1:31,170 | 1,883 |
| Canada | 487 | 1:75,658 | 8,534 |
| Ecuador | 382 | 1:41,638 | 4,351 |
| South Africa | 311 | 1:174,205 | 19,257 |
| England | 278 | 1:200,425 | 17,512 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| India | 228 | 1:3,364,322 | 97,031 |
| Puerto Rico | 217 | 1:16,360 | 642 |
| Panama | 157 | 1:24,919 | 1,550 |
| Nicaragua | 142 | 1:42,402 | 1,330 |
| Switzerland | 128 | 1:64,163 | 7,867 |
| Hong Kong | 112 | 1:65,495 | 1,203 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 89 | 1:1,994 | 235 |
| Chile | 88 | 1:200,187 | 6,348 |
| Pakistan | 73 | 1:2,447,177 | 21,607 |
| Belgium | 64 | 1:179,635 | 24,162 |
| Germany | 60 | 1:1,341,758 | 84,137 |
| Australia | 53 | 1:509,353 | 38,491 |
| Netherlands | 41 | 1:411,882 | 42,990 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| Cape Verde | 30 | 1:17,655 | 660 |
| Costa Rica | 27 | 1:177,040 | 2,395 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Andorra | 22 | 1:3,811 | 733 |
| Paraguay | 18 | 1:402,041 | 5,757 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Macau | 9 | 1:66,848 | 400 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1:116,108 | 6,306 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 1:432,005 | 185 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45 | 1:1,115,971 | 64,142 |
Jorge (6,249,173) may also be a first name.
Jorge Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Jorge (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾʒ(ɨ)], Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxorxe]) is a Portuguese and Spanish given name, equivalent to the English George. It is derived from the Greek γεωργός (Georgos), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker".
- David Ortiz De La TorreJorge Demographics
Average Jorge Salary in
United States
$40,418 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jorge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jorge Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jorge (Arabic: يورغي, Marathi: जोग) is found most frequently in Angola. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jorge? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jorge is the 1,825th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 24,292 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Jorge live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Jorge is also the 54th most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 6,249,173 people.
The surname Jorge is most prevalent in Angola, where it is borne by 107,666 people, or 1 in 251. Barring Angola it occurs in 120 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 21 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.
Jorge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Jorge has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 13,984 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 5,560 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,600 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Jorge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Jorge last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Jorge surname are 40.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.56% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Jorge earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 25.07% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,526 per year; in South Africa they earn 93.49% more than the national average, earning R 459,804 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.78% less than the national average, earning $19,346,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.33% less than the national average, earning $40,418 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning $50,842 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jorge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge in the Marathi language | ||
| जोग | joga | - |
| Jorge in the Arabic language | ||
| يورغي | ywrghy | - |
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