Järn Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Finland

Järn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Järn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1391:70,8405,344
Finland1161:47,3855,800
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Jarn (555) are calculated separately.

Järn Last Name Facts

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

Järn (Bengali: জর্ন, Hindi: जार्न) occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Jarn. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Järn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 993,593rd most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Järn live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 70,840. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 42 percent are found, Dalarna County, where 11 percent are found and Östergötland County, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Sweden this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 45 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jarn92555/
Hjärn8962/
Järne891/
Hjärne80119/
Hjärén806/
Jörn751,023/
Jern75946/
Härn756/
Jirn756/
Zjrn751/
Jähring73104/
Jerin6723,982/
Jarin6718,826/
Jaren67913/
Jirin67475/
Joern67361/
Jeren67174/
Jerne67122/
Hjern67101/
Särén6797/
Jörin6794/
Jiren6788/
Härén6751/
Jirne6748/
Jahrn6739/
Särnå6735/
Jerng6722/
Jernt6720/
Tjern6719/
Jeryn6715/
Jarýn6713/
Jairn6713/
Jernå6712/
Jaern6712/
Jörén6710/
Jörrn679/
Jarhn679/
Härne676/
Jarén676/
Jören676/
Jhern675/
Jarnå675/
Jehrn675/
Jearn673/
Jyrin671/
Hjrne671/
Zajrn671/
Zejrn671/
Jarrn671/
Sären671/
Äerne671/
Jörèn671/
Jörnd671/
Jöhrn671/
Hären671/
Jaarn671/

Järn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Järn in the Bengali language
জর্নjarna-
Järn in the Hindi language
जार्नjarna75
जरन्jaran25

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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 Järn
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