Jørnsen Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Jørnsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jørnsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway361:142,84118,058
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Jørnsen Last Name Facts

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

Jørnsen is found most in Norway. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Jørnsen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jørnsen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jørnsen are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Jørnsen is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 142,841. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Besides Norway this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Denmark, where 3 percent reside.

Jørnsen Last Name Statistics demography

Jørnsen earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 17.03% more than the national average, earning 405,020 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jørensen933/
Sørnsen8627/
Sørensen8094,869/
Jørnsson801/
Ernsen7730/
Xrnsen772/
Hrnsen771/
Sørenssen7541/
Sørensøen751/
Sørensenn751/
Srensen716,613/
Erensen7112/
Hernsen717/
Crensen714/
Jørginsson712/
Sørensn711/
Crynsen711/
Yornsen710/
Scrensen674/
Sërensen672/
Sørensne671/
Søremsen671/
Sårensen671/
Sreensen671/
Earnshen670/
Jrrenson670/
Yorensen670/

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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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  • 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 Jørnsen
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