Yorgason Surname

624,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Yorgason Surname User-submission:

Of Nordic, most usually Swedish, origin, originally: "Jöransson", meaning 'son of Jöran'. Jörensson is a hereditary name, given to a man whose father had the given name of Jören, changed to Yorgason upon emigration.

Jören is the Nordic version of the name Georgious, meaning 'worker of the earth' or 'farmer'.

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Yorgason Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4381:827,53263,418
Canada511:722,46357,796
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Yorgason Surname Meaning

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Of Nordic, most usually Swedish, origin, originally: "Jöransson", meaning 'son of Jöran'. Jörensson is a hereditary name, given to a man whose father had the given name of Jören, changed to Yorgason upon emigration.

Jören is the Nordic version of the name Georgious, meaning 'worker of the earth' or 'farmer'. All together the name means 'son of farmer'.

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Yorgason Last Name Facts

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

Yorgason is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yorgason? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 624,505th most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 14,842,252 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Yorgason live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 438 people, or 1 in 827,532. In The United States Yorgason is mostly found in: Utah, where 61 percent are found, Idaho, where 8 percent are found and Wyoming, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Yorgason Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yorgason last name are 34.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.9% registered with the political party.

The amount Yorgason earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.73% more than the national average, earning $46,915 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.91% less than the national average, earning $39,790 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yorgasan882/
Jorgason880/
Yorgesson820/
Yarason808/
Jorason803/
Ergason800/
Yorgesen7593/
Jorgasen752/
Hergason750/
Yargeson750/
Erason714/
Georgoson712/
Irason711/
Jorrgeson710/
Yaroson67193/
Joroson6732/
Yorasem678/
Gerason678/
Herason678/
Esrason678/
Yarasan678/
Erhason675/
Ireason672/
Georgosson671/
Yorasam671/
Iorasen671/
Ereason671/
Jarason671/
Yarasen671/
Jorasan671/

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