Jørgen Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Greenland

Jørgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jørgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark471:120,10011,018
Norway101:514,22941,629
Greenland71:8,054710
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jørgen (49,453) may also be a first name.

Jørgen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jørgen is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jørgen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,333,370th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Jørgen live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 18,672nd most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 49,453 people.

The surname Jørgen is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 120,100. In Denmark Jørgen is mostly concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 30 percent reside, Region of Southern Denmark, where 30 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 23 percent reside. Aside from Denmark this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 15 percent reside and Greenland, where 10 percent reside.

Jørgen Last Name Statistics demography

Jørgen earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.18% more than the national average, earning 377,852 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jirgen8315/
Sørgen836/
Jørgin832/
Sjørengen8025/
Jrgn803/
Jøråsen779/
Ergen7325,190/
Irgen73282/
Jrene734/
Sørengen7172/
Gergen672,939/
Girgen67353/
Hergen6760/
Erguen6754/
Yorgen6742/
Srgent675/
Iorgen672/
Irgend671/
Ergeng671/
Ergent671/
Ujrean671/
Jreene671/
Jreenh671/
Airgen671/
Eurgen671/
Jirene671/
Jirsen671/
Irgeng670/
Hirgen670/
Ehrgen670/
Yirgen670/

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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 Jørgen
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