Jägen Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Jägen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jägen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Jagen (357) are calculated separately.

Jägen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jägen is found most in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms: Jagen. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jägen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. Jägen occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jägen reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 2,236,263. In Germany Jägen is mostly found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 75 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Hesse, where 3 percent live. Beside Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jagen93357/
Jähngen8325/
Jegen80650/
Hägen8057/
Jigen8022/
Jägne8016/
Jäsen801/
Jäggin73117/
Jaigen7349/
Jengen737/
Juggen734/
Jigeng733/
Jygenh731/
Jaagen731/
Häggen731/
Jzegen731/
Juigen731/
Joigen731/
Jaegen731/
Jiggen731/
Jeagen731/
Jeggen730/
Jaggen730/
Jean671,310,810/
Jaen6736,488/
Juen673,783/
Gean671,641/
Geen671,593/
Joen671,427/
Egen671,365/
Huijgen671,251/
Geyn67947/
Gein67914/
Jien67869/
Jeen67418/
Jein67402/
Ejen67336/
Jeun67222/
Heijgen6767/
Gezn6734/
Jyen6725/
Gesn679/
Gejn678/
Hägn677/
Jagn675/
Jagienė672/
Jign672/
Jesn672/
Jahagen671/
Jesgent671/
Jygn671/
Jjgn671/
Jiegeng671/
Jexn671/
Jaiguen671/
Jakgoen671/
Gegn671/
Ejgn671/
Djighen671/
Jægesen671/
Jäin671/
Jäichen671/
Jogienė671/
Hähngen671/

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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 Jägen
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