Jørs Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Jørs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 27 | 1:190,455 | 22,163 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
The alternate forms: Jrs (21) are calculated separately.
Jørs Demographics
Average Jørs Salary in
Norway
449,330 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Jørs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jørs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jørs has its highest incidence in Norway. It can appear as a variant: Jrs. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jørs? popularity and diffusion
Jørs is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Jørs is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jørs reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
Jørs is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 190,455. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 93 percent live and Southern Norway, where 7 percent live. Other than Norway this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 39 percent live.
Jørs Last Name Statistics demography
Jørs earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 29.83% more than the national average, earning 449,330 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jrs | 95 | 21 | / |
| Jørås | 89 | 16 | / |
| Jørss | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ajrs | 75 | 56 | / |
| Jirs | 75 | 5 | / |
| Zjrs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jjrs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jrsh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sjrs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Djrs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jhrs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jxrs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jrrs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jrsp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jrss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jrsz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jsrs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijrs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hjrs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ojrs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sørås | 67 | 156 | / |
| Jiers | 67 | 55 | / |
| Øyrås | 67 | 35 | / |
| Jirse | 67 | 22 | / |
| Øirås | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jeers | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hajrs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jirst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jirås | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jirsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jytrs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjrst | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Jørs
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis