Jürgens Surname

24,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Jürgens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jürgens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21,0821:3,819420
Estonia3991:3,313253
Austria601:141,92419,117
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
Denmark371:152,56013,318
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Finland151:366,44725,366
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Norway101:514,22941,629
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Jurgens (8,222) & Jűrgens (1) are calculated separately.

Jürgens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jürgens is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Jurgens or Jűrgens. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jürgens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,803rd most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 334,829 people. Jürgens is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jürgens reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Jürgens is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 21,082 people, or 1 in 3,819. In Germany Jürgens is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 31 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent live. Not including Germany Jürgens is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 2 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.

Jürgens Last Name Statistics demography

Jürgens earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning 342,780 kr per year.

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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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