Jörg Surname

58,772nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Jörg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jörg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,3141:12,7501,653
Switzerland1,6881:4,865723
Austria4541:18,7562,908
Hungary521:188,77516,213
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Finland81:687,08836,047
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Jörg (343,142) may also be a first name.

Jörg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jörg (Hindi: जोर्ग) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jörg? popularity and diffusion

Jörg is the 58,772nd most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 848,079 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jörg are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,038th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 343,142 people.

Jörg is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 6,314 people, or 1 in 12,750. In Germany Jörg is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 46 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent are found. Not including Germany it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 20 percent are found and Austria, where 5 percent are found.

Jörg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jörg has changed through the years. In The United States it declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jörgh891/
Jarg75180/
Jörk75144/
Järg75107/
Iörg751/
Jörgová736/
Jargh671,596/
Joerg671,376/
Jörke67615/
Zörgő67144/
Geörg67100/
Jörck6755/
Jargg671/
Jharg671/
Jaerg670/

Jörg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jörg in the Hindi language
जोर्गjorga-

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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 Jörg
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