Jørs Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Jørs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jørs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway271:190,45522,163
Denmark171:332,04223,714

The alternate forms: Jrs (21) are calculated separately.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jrs9521/
Jørås8916/
Jørss893/
Ajrs7556/
Jirs755/
Zjrs752/
Jjrs752/
Jrsh752/
Sjrs751/
Djrs751/
Jhrs751/
Jxrs751/
Jrrs751/
Jrsp751/
Jrss751/
Jrsz751/
Jsrs751/
Ijrs751/
Hjrs751/
Ojrs751/
Sørås67156/
Jiers6755/
Øyrås6735/
Jirse6722/
Øirås678/
Jeers674/
Hajrs674/
Jirst672/
Jirås671/
Jirsh671/
Jytrs671/
Hjrst670/

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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
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