Sanjorge Surname

686,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Sanjorge 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.

Sanjorge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2961:157,94611,518
Argentina641:667,86646,303
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

Sanjorge 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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Sanjorge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanjorge is borne by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanjorge? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 686,443rd most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 16,869,319 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Sanjorge live; 69 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 69 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname Sanjorge is most commonly held in Spain, where it is held by 296 people, or 1 in 157,946. In Spain Sanjorge is most prevalent in: Galicia, where 75 percent live, Andalusia, where 16 percent live and Madrid, where 4 percent live. Not including Spain it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Sanjorge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sanjorge last name are 44.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sanjorge earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.08% more than the national average, earning $50,520 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanjore9330/
Sangeorge8289/
Sangiorge8228/
Sainjoire828/
Sanhore8023/
Sanjare803/
Saniore801/
Sagnore801/
Sanjora801/
Sanjori801/
Sanjorj801/
Sanjarie7516/
Sanjaree7510/
Sonjorei755/
Sanjaret754/
Sanjoori753/
Sanjhare752/
Zanjurge752/
Sonjorey751/
Sanihore751/
Sanjhori751/
Sangnore751/
Sanjorio751/
Saingeorgie742/
Sangiorgi716,569/
Sangnoree715/
Sangnoore714/
Sannehore711/
Sanjorjio711/
Sanjari6716,687/
Sanhori677,492/
Sanyare67606/
Sanhory67540/
Zanjare67158/
Sonhore6756/
Sanjara6751/
Sanhare6735/
Sagnori6729/
Sanjary6717/
Saniori675/
Sanyora674/
Sonjare671/
Sognore671/
Sonjory671/
Sanjhareea671/
Sangiorgia670/
Saniora670/

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