Yorgenson Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Yorgenson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yorgenson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Yorgenson (15) may also be a first name.

Yorgenson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yorgenson (Russian: Йоргенсон) is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yorgenson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Yorgenson is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Yorgenson live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 15 people.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England Yorgenson is primarily found in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 90 percent live and Northamptonshire, where 10 percent live. Besides England Yorgenson exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.

Yorgenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yorgenson has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Yorgenson last name expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 77 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yorgenson Last Name Statistics demography

Yorgenson earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Yorgenson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yorgenson in the Russian language
Йоргенсонjorgenson-

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yorgenson
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