Jurg Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Jurg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jurg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1771:95,40815,599
Australia371:729,61448,196
United States101:36,245,893832,629
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
England81:6,964,757184,742
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Jurg (807) may also be a first name.

Jurg Last Name Facts

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

Jurg is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jurg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jurg is the 975,866th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Jurg live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. Jurg is also the 287,835th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 807 people.

It is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 95,408. In The Netherlands Jurg is most numerous in: Utrecht, where 23 percent are found, Gelderland, where 21 percent are found and North Holland, where 19 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Jurg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jurg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jurg surname increased 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jurg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Jurg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.48% more than the national average, earning R 393,252 per year and in United States they earn 172.99% more than the national average, earning $117,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jurgs89131/
Jurgk897/
Jourg897/
Jurgsh801/
Jurgue801/
Jourgh801/
Jurk752,984/
Jorg751,286/
Jurc7562/
Jurq7514/
Yurg7510/
Surg7510/
Hurg755/
Curg752/
Zurg752/
Jurx751/
Jurgova737/
Joerg671,376/
Jurke67933/
Jourk67882/
Zourg67156/
Jurck67107/
Giurg6754/
Jurcs6737/
Yourg6730/
Churg6717/
Hurgh6711/
Jorgh675/
Yurgs675/
Zurgh674/
Jurqu672/
Jhorg672/
Curgh672/
Yurgh672/
Djurc671/
Jurzk671/
Jhurk671/
Surgh671/
Zaurg671/
Eourg671/
Jaurk671/
Surgg670/
Saurg670/
Scurg670/
Hourg670/

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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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  • 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 Jurg
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