Jörger Surname

193,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Jörger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jörger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8951:42,4835,582
Switzerland2571:31,9574,743
Austria101:851,54467,454
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Jörger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jörger has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jörger? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 193,819th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,359,864 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jörger reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 1,895 people, or 1 in 42,483. In Germany Jörger is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 82 percent reside, Bavaria, where 5 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 12 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jörer9129/
Jarger831,275/
Jörges83541/
Sörger8316/
Järger8313/
Jöhrer833/
Zörger832/
Yörger831/
Joerger771,816/
Jaerger7749/
Geörger779/
Jargerh776/
Jargier771/
Jarer73216/
Jarge7364/
Zöringer711/
Sorger672,420/
Zarger671,245/
Zerger67996/
Zorger67616/
Hörzer67512/
Serger67316/
Jareer67164/
Sarger67132/
Jahrer6731/
Jarier6722/
Joerge6718/
Jarrer674/
Jargeh671/
Jarghe671/
Jaarer671/
Jarear671/
Jareir671/
Jharge671/
Jarser671/

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Jörger Reference & Research

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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 Jörger
  • 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