Jørgensen Surname

7,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75,621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Jørgensen Surname User-submission:

A Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning 'son of Jørgen'.

Jørgensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark62,8061:9011
Norway12,0111:42824
Greenland3171:17837
Sweden1321:74,5975,595
Faroe Islands1131:43466
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Estonia311:42,6398,109
England311:1,797,35772,927
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China41:341,830,39216,990
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Jrgensen (5,472) are calculated separately.

Jørgensen (11) may also be a first name.

Jørgensen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning 'son of Jørgen'.

- Ramzi Lahrach

Jørgensen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jørgensen occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Jrgensen. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jørgensen? popularity and diffusion

Jørgensen is the 7,508th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 96,369 people. The last name Jørgensen is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Jørgensen are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 11 people.

The surname Jørgensen is most common in Denmark, where it is held by 62,806 people, or 1 in 90. In Denmark Jørgensen is most common in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 26 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 25 percent live and Region Zealand, where 21 percent live. Aside from Denmark Jørgensen is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 16 percent live and Greenland, where 0 percent live.

Jørgensen Last Name Statistics demography

Jørgensen earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 2.51% less than the national average, earning 337,384 kr per year.

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