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 occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jork? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 906,170th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. The last name Jork is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Jork reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 525,265th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 284 people.

The last name Jork is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 509,528. In Germany Jork is primarily found in: Brandenburg, where 20 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Berlin, where 13 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 14 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Jork Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jork has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jork last name rose 122 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 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/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jork
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