Jürgen Surname

316,633rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Jürgen Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Descendant of Jurgen (farmer).

Jürgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0741:74,9599,484
Estonia731:18,1073,073
Austria161:532,21549,801
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Jürgen (847,423) may also be a first name.

Jürgen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) Descendant of Jurgen (farmer).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Jürgen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jürgen (Arabic: يورغن) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jürgen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jürgen is the 316,633rd most common last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,155,022 people. The last name Jürgen is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Jürgen are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,101st most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 847,423 people.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 1,074 people, or 1 in 74,959. In Germany Jürgen is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live, Berlin, where 14 percent live and Brandenburg, where 12 percent live. Not including Germany Jürgen is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 6 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Jürgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jürgen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jürgen surname fell 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sürgen83255/
Cürgen8325/
Yürgen831/
Juergen77274/
Jürging77154/
Juergenn711/
Sürgün671,094/
Surgen67206/
Zurgen672/
Surgin50243/

Jürgen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jürgen in the Arabic language
يورغنywrghn-

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