Fjell Surname

337,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fjell Surname User-submission:

This is a Norwegian surname, meaning 'mountain', most commonly written fjeld.

Fjell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway8151:6,310641
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Sweden1031:95,6006,949
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
England41:13,929,515290,718
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Fjell Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Norwegian surname, meaning 'mountain', most commonly written fjeld.

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Fjell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fjell is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fjell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 337,980th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,691,961 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Fjell live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequent in Norway, where it is carried by 815 people, or 1 in 6,310. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 47 percent reside, Western Norway, where 41 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 5 percent reside. Besides Norway this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Sweden, where 9 percent reside.

Fjell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fjell last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Fjell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.97% more than the national average, earning 384,034 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.54% less than the national average, earning $39,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.81% more than the national average, earning $71,944 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fjelle91152/
Fjellå912/
Fjll891/
Fjeld804,009/
Fjäll80175/
Fiell8042/
Fijel805/
Fjelt803/
Fjæll802/
Fgell801/
Fjeil801/
Fjill800/
Fjl7515/
Fajgel7318/
Fejjel7311/
Fojgel7311/
Fejgel737/
Fägell737/
Faijel734/
Fjield734/
Fayjel733/
Fjheld733/
Feijel731/
Fielld730/
Fihell730/
Fhiell730/
Frzell730/
Fiel6717,173/
Fajgiel6741/
Fzel6732/
Fojgiel6720/
Fjil6713/
Fejgiel6710/
Håfjeld677/
Fiesell673/
Wjel671/
Fujhele671/
Fíel671/
Vjll671/
Fjlh671/
Fjlp671/
Fjyl671/
Fuijgel671/
Fsel671/
Fsll671/
Ffjl671/
Fhel670/
Frzzell670/

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