Jurjev Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Jurjev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jurjev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Finland81:687,08836,047
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Jürjev (3) are calculated separately.

Jurjev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jurjev is found in Estonia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Jürjev. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jurjev? popularity and diffusion

Jurjev is the 2,152,526th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name Jurjev is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Jurjev are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Estonia, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 28,735. Apart from Estonia Jurjev is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 19 percent reside and Finland, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jürjev943/
Jurjeva92136/
Jurjevs9261/
Djurdjev8649/
Jurcev8326/
Jurjew8319/
Juriev837/
Juryev833/
Yurjev832/
Jorjev831/
Jurijew7723/
Jurceva7710/
Djuryev774/
Jurcevs772/
Jurcevz771/
Jurseva771/
Jurijiv771/
Jurgevs771/
Giurjiev7126/
Juraijep711/
Yuryev674,605/
Yuriev67469/
Iuriev6771/
Juriew6724/
Suriev6716/
Jurief6715/
Huryev6713/
Suryev6712/
Zuriev675/
Iurcev674/
Jorjep673/
Curiev673/
Surcev673/
Jorcev672/
Yurcev671/
Curyev671/
Yursev671/
Sursev671/
Žuržev671/

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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
  • 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 Jurjev
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