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All over the world, יורג (Jörg , יורג ) is a widespread masculine given name. The first name יורג is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Germany, where it is a common male name, Austria, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Switzerland. Much less frequently, יורג is the last name as well as the forename.
יורג is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jörg Pöschel , the operatic character in the opera Feuersnot by Richard Strauss.