Jork Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Jork Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jork Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1581:509,52843,279
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
France241:2,767,613196,808
Austria141:608,24554,975
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Jork (284) may also be a first name.

Jork Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jork is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jork? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 906,170th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Jork live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 525,265th most commonly occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 284 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 509,528. In Germany it is primarily found in: Brandenburg, where 20 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Berlin, where 13 percent are found. Beside Germany it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 14 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.

Jork Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jork has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jork last name grew 122 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jork Last Name Statistics demography

Jork earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.53% more than the national average, earning $55,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jourk89882/
Jorke89178/
Jorck8948/
Ijork8938/
Joerk894/
Jorkh892/
Djork892/
Ajork891/
Ejork891/
Jorcke8088/
Ijourk809/
Jhorke803/
Djorke802/
Ijiork801/
Jourke800/
York7588,538/
Cork758,074/
Jurk752,984/
Jorg751,286/
Jark75953/
Sork75323/
Zork7584/
Iork7520/
Eork752/
Jorx751/
Jorková731/
Jorkova731/
Yorke6717,163/
Sorkh671,927/
Joerg671,376/
Jurke67933/
Jarck67472/
Jarke67420/
Iorkh67215/
Yourk67132/
Jurck67107/
Sourk6796/
Yorck6785/
Jhark6782/
Djark6747/
Zourk6746/
Eyork6718/
Oyork6718/
Járek6714/
Jürck6711/
Joërg679/
Zorkh679/
Jurgk677/
Jourg677/
Jarkh675/
Ayork675/
Jorgh675/
Soirk675/
Iorck674/
Jorgs674/
Yorkh674/
Coork673/
Jourkova673/
Yorkk673/
Zorke672/
Jhorg672/
Geork672/
Ijark671/
Jorgz671/
Hyork671/
Zorck671/
Jasrk671/
Jaurk671/
Jorcs671/
Jurzk671/
Yhork671/
Yiork671/
Yoark671/
Yoork671/
Yorkt671/
Iorkk671/
Jhurk671/
Tjark671/
Uyork671/
Sorck670/
Corkh670/
Suork670/
Scork670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Jork
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis