Jáger Surname

193,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Jáger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jáger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1,9721:4,978575
Slovakia1741:30,6695,399
Czechia261:408,98046,580
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Jäger (86,268), Jager (24,009) & Jãger (1) are calculated separately.

Jáger (12) may also be a first name.

Jáger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jáger is more commonly found in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Jäger, Jager or Jãger. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jáger? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jáger is the 193,471st most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 3,352,137 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jáger live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name globally, borne by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is borne by 1,972 people, or 1 in 4,978. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Budapest, where 14 percent reside, Pest County, where 12 percent reside and Somogy County, where 11 percent reside. Barring Hungary Jáger occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 8 percent reside and Czechia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jäger9386,268/
Jager9324,009/
Jãger931/
Jger891,170/
Joger802,206/
Jæger801,900/
Juger80115/
Jõger808/
Jöger804/
Jgere800/
Jagero73490/
Jääger73217/
Jeager73127/
Jaager7365/
Jageri7358/
Jagere7349/
Jagera7333/
Jahger7322/
Jugeri7317/
Jgeria7316/
Jõõger7315/
Jogere7313/
Jogeru7312/
Jogeri7311/
Jæhger7311/
Jhager7310/
Jauger734/
Jouger733/
Jähger733/
Jayger732/
Jageru732/
Jööger732/
Jeyger731/
Jugero731/
Jugere731/
Jägerö731/
Jaäger731/
Jagerr731/
Jagyer731/
Jaoger731/
Joager730/
Jagerai67254/
Jogerao6733/
Jageriy677/
Jagerao674/
Jaehger673/
Jageroh671/
Jagerah671/
Jagyeri671/
Jagerii671/
Jugeria671/
Jagereh670/

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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 Jáger
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis