Jürgensen Surname

65,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Jürgensen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jürgensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,9061:11,6571,495
Denmark5731:9,851921
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Norway221:233,74025,571
Austria181:473,08046,251
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824

Jürgensen Last Name Facts

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

Jürgensen occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jürgensen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 65,592nd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 957,753 people. The last name Jürgensen occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jürgensen reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Jürgensen is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 6,906 people, or 1 in 11,657. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 70 percent are found, Hamburg, where 7 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Germany Jürgensen is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 8 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Jürgensen Last Name Statistics demography

Jürgensen earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 11.77% less than the national average, earning 305,363 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jürgenssen957/
Jürgenson89976/
Juergensen84631/
Jürgensohn8433/
Jürgensonn848/
Juergenssen802/
Surgensen780/
Juergensohn702/
Juergensonn701/
Surgenson670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jürgensen
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