Giertsen Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Giertsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 158 | 1:32,546 | 4,546 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Giertsen Demographics
Average Giertsen Salary in
United States
$67,681 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Giertsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giertsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Giertsen is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Giertsen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Giertsen is the 1,194,481st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Giertsen live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most widely held in Norway, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 32,546. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 45 percent are found, Western Norway, where 42 percent are found and Central Norway, where 6 percent are found. Beside Norway Giertsen occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.
Giertsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Giertsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Giertsen last name grew 680 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Giertsen Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Giertsen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 26.04% more than the national average, earning 436,195 kr per year and in United States they earn 56.85% more than the national average, earning $67,681 USD per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Giertsen
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