Jägers Surname
Approximately 703 people bear this surname
Jägers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 495 | 1:162,637 | 19,290 |
| Netherlands | 133 | 1:126,971 | 19,799 |
| Belgium | 29 | 1:396,436 | 41,978 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Jagers (3,021) are calculated separately.
Jägers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jägers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jägers is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Jagers. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jägers? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 475,771st most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,366,353 people. The last name Jägers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Jägers live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 495 people, or 1 in 162,637. In Germany Jägers is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 77 percent are found, Berlin, where 5 percent are found and Hesse, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 19 percent are found and Belgium, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jagers | 94 | 3,021 | / |
| Jegers | 83 | 642 | / |
| Sägers | 83 | 6 | / |
| Jēgers | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jaggers | 77 | 5,533 | / |
| Jaegers | 77 | 1,341 | / |
| Jeghers | 77 | 121 | / |
| Jeegers | 77 | 52 | / |
| Jegerås | 77 | 19 | / |
| Hägerås | 77 | 15 | / |
| Zijgers | 77 | 9 | / |
| Joggers | 77 | 9 | / |
| Jeagers | 77 | 6 | / |
| Jagerås | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jiggers | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jaagers | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jhegers | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jéghers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaygers | 77 | 0 | / |
| Juggers | 77 | 0 | / |
| Geers | 73 | 7,318 | / |
| Gears | 73 | 754 | / |
| Joers | 73 | 555 | / |
| Juers | 73 | 529 | / |
| Egers | 73 | 354 | / |
| Jaers | 73 | 225 | / |
| Jõers | 73 | 58 | / |
| Jiers | 73 | 55 | / |
| Jöers | 73 | 9 | / |
| Geirs | 73 | 7 | / |
| Jeers | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jears | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jeurs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jyers | 73 | 1 | / |
| S'Jegers | 71 | 44 | / |
| Jaeghers | 71 | 23 | / |
| Huijgers | 71 | 18 | / |
| Heijgers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eggers | 67 | 32,022 | / |
| Segers | 67 | 18,007 | / |
| Zegers | 67 | 5,246 | / |
| Jowers | 67 | 4,740 | / |
| Sagers | 67 | 1,156 | / |
| Zagers | 67 | 836 | / |
| Sigers | 67 | 425 | / |
| Joersz | 67 | 164 | / |
| Geyers | 67 | 151 | / |
| Hegers | 67 | 135 | / |
| Joerss | 67 | 105 | / |
| Cegers | 67 | 87 | / |
| Gegers | 67 | 51 | / |
| Gehers | 67 | 48 | / |
| Gigers | 67 | 39 | / |
| Jagars | 67 | 35 | / |
| Jagors | 67 | 25 | / |
| Juerss | 67 | 24 | / |
| Jawers | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sogers | 67 | 12 | / |
| Juehrs | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ejerås | 67 | 10 | / |
| Joehrs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Egerås | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hygers | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jegors | 67 | 4 | / |
| Geours | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jaaers | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jagirs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jöehrs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geiers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gieers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zogers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hijers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jesers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zigers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zégers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yegers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geirås | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jayers | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jeurse | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eghers | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Jägers
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