San Jorge Surname

409,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cuba
Highest density in:
Cuba

San Jorge Surname User-submission:

The surname stems from Saint George. Possibly coming as a shortened version of "De San Jorge" or "Sant Jordi", which is the name of a small town in Spain, formed in 126.

San Jorge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cuba5311:21,7001,316
Argentina751:569,91240,958
Peru601:529,73514,532
Spain491:954,12336,393
Philippines421:2,410,434128,915
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

San Jorge (28) may also be a first name.

San Jorge Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname stems from Saint George. Possibly coming as a shortened version of "De San Jorge" or "Sant Jordi", which is the name of a small town in Spain, formed in 126.

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San Jorge Last Name Facts

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

The surname San Jorge occurs most in Cuba. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of San Jorge click here.

How Common Is The Last Name San Jorge? popularity and diffusion

The surname San Jorge is the 409,546th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,543,430 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of San Jorge reside; 65 percent reside in Caribbean and 65 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 1,994,417th most numerous given name world-wide, held by 28 people.

The last name is most widespread in Cuba, where it is held by 531 people, or 1 in 21,700. In Cuba San Jorge is most prevalent in: Artemisa Province, where 81 percent reside, Havana, where 17 percent reside and Pinar del Río Province, where 2 percent reside. Not including Cuba this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 9 percent reside and Peru, where 7 percent reside.

San Jorge Last Name Statistics demography

The amount San Jorge earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 24.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,170 per year and in United States they earn 83.23% more than the national average, earning $79,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
San-Jorge891/
San George8437/
San Giorgi7472/
San Yari591/

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