Fjelde Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fjelde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fjelde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway6021:8,542907
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fjelde Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fjelde is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fjelde click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fjelde? popularity and diffusion

It is the 472,684th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,278,626 people. The surname Fjelde is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Fjelde are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 602 people, or 1 in 8,542. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 75 percent reside, Northern Norway, where 10 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Norway this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Denmark, where 4 percent reside.

Fjelde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fjelde has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fjelde last name grew 5,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fjelde Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fjelde last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fjelde earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 3.27% more than the national average, earning 357,380 kr per year and in United States they earn 48.39% more than the national average, earning $64,029 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fjeldet9236/
Fielde838/
Fielder7714,636/
Fieldes77173/
Fieldea770/
Fieldey770/
Fjeldhøj717/
Fjeldhøi715/
Fieldeer712/
Fielda6715/
Fieldy675/
Fieldi672/
Fieldha622/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Fjelde
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