Jürg Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Jürg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jürg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Jurg (265) are calculated separately.

Jürg (27,116) may also be a first name.

Jürg Last Name Facts

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

Jürg occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Jurg. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jürg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Jürg are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Jürg is also the 30,103rd most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 27,116 people.

The surname Jürg is most common in Switzerland, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 684,410. In Switzerland Jürg is primarily found in: Canton of Aargau, where 25 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 25 percent live and Canton of St Gallen, where 17 percent live. Other than Switzerland this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 7 percent live and Ukraine, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jurg92265/
Jürgs89155/
Jürga892/
Jürig891/
Jrg8617/
Jührig801/
Jörg758,593/
Jorg751,286/
Jerg751,123/
Jarg75180/
Järg75107/
Jürk7523/
Jrag755/
Jrig753/
Jreg752/
Jyrg751/
Jrrg751/
Jryg751/
Jőrg751/
Jrog751/
Jrgu751/
Jurga674,621/
Jarag674,116/
Jargh671,596/
Jirga671,583/
Joerg671,376/
Jarga671,123/
Jerga67537/
Jorgo67417/
Jorga67401/
Jurgo67233/
Jaróg67167/
Jargo67105/
Jerig6797/
Jürke6796/
Jarog6784/
Jergo6748/
Jurig6738/
Jareg6737/
Jereg6730/
Jörgo6727/
Jerug6725/
Jörig6721/
Jorgu6715/
Jirag6713/
Jürck6711/
Jreig679/
Joërg679/
Jorog678/
Jergu677/
Jourg677/
Jeorg676/
Jirgh676/
Joreg676/
Jargu676/
Jürka675/
Jorgh675/
Jirug675/
Jirgo674/
Juerg674/
Jorig674/
Jarig673/
Jrago673/
Jarug673/
Jorag673/
Jurag672/
Jhorg672/
Joarg672/
Jórga671/
Jurug671/
Jargg671/
Jhirg671/
Jrega671/
Jerag671/
Jérig671/
Jergö671/
Jharg671/
Jurog671/
Jirgu671/
Jragh671/
Jüric671/
Jörgh671/
Jhrig670/
Jaerg670/
Yürk5039/
Sürk5022/
Surg5010/
Zurg502/

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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
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  • 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 Jürg
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