Jorkowski Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Jorkowski Surname User-submission:

This is a habitational name, derived from several places in Poland, such as Jurkowice, Jurkowa or Jurkow.

Jorkowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Jórkowski (1) are calculated separately.

Jorkowski Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a habitational name, derived from several places in Poland, such as Jurkowice, Jurkowa or Jurkow.

- haffman97

Jorkowski Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jorkowski is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Jórkowski. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jorkowski? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,839,022nd most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name Jorkowski occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Jorkowski reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 1,059,282. In Germany Jorkowski is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 20 percent live and Hesse, where 9 percent live. Besides Germany it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 8 percent live and Poland, where 7 percent live.

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