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) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jürgen.

How Common Is The Last Name Jürgen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 316,633rd most frequently held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,155,022 people. Jürgen is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Jürgen reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Jürgen is also the 1,101st most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 847,423 people.

Jürgen is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 1,074 people, or 1 in 74,959. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent reside, Berlin, where 14 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Germany it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 6 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.

Jürgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jürgen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jürgen last name contracted 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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