Jorås Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Jorås Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jorås Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway241:214,26224,079
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017

Jorås Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jorås is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jorås? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jorås live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly used in Norway, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 214,262. In Norway Jorås is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 96 percent live and Western Norway, where 4 percent live. Apart from Norway it exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 23 percent live.

Jorås Last Name Statistics demography

Jorås earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 24.05% less than the national average, earning 262,845 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jors89997/
Joers80555/
Joors8090/
Jorse8079/
Jorsz8043/
Jorss8037/
Jorsh8023/
Jarås8015/
Jorsø8014/
Jorst809/
Jours808/
Jurås806/
Johrs803/
Jorrs802/
Joorst73291/
Joersz73164/
Joerss73105/
Jorsch7387/
Joorse7338/
Joehrs737/
Hjorst732/
Jorstd731/
Hjorsø731/
Jorshe731/
Joursh731/
Ojoers731/
Cors671,713/
Sors671,027/
Hors67763/
Jurs67603/
Jars67232/
Yors6736/
Jorsová675/
Zors672/
Iors672/
Jorx671/
Aujours671/
Jorš671/
Jorß671/
Júrs671/
Eors670/

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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 Jorås
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