Giertsen Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Giertsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giertsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1581:32,5464,546
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Giertsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giertsen is more commonly found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giertsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Giertsen is the 1,194,481st most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. Giertsen is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Giertsen reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 32,546. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 45 percent reside, Western Norway, where 42 percent reside and Central Norway, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Norway this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

Giertsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Giertsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Giertsen surname expanded 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gertsen932,900/
Girtsen931/
Geertsen881,133/
Gerthsen8821/
Goertsen8817/
Guertsen886/
Giertzen882/
Gerrtsen881/
Gerttsen881/
Ertsen8615/
Gertschen82186/
Geerthsen82148/
Geertseen821/
Gertzen801,669/
Gerdsen80629/
Gertsin80569/
Gertson80390/
Gertgen8094/
Gartsen8082/
Gertsan8045/
Gertsyn8011/
Gretsen804/
Girtgen802/
Sertsen801/
Girtson800/
Gertsenova783/
Geerthseen781/
Goertzen754,219/
Gertsson75220/
Geertzen75126/
Geerdsen75111/
Gertchen7595/
Geertson7587/
Girtchen7525/
Gerdtzen7519/
Goertson7517/
Gerrtzen759/
Girtsion756/
Hjertsen753/
Gertsone752/
Siertson752/
Gerdseng751/
Serdtsen751/
Scertsen751/
Geertgen751/
Gertsyna751/
Guertsan751/
Guertzen751/
Görtsgen751/
Gaertzen751/
Geertjen750/
Gertsing750/
Gerzen71572/
Gerdtsson7185/
Ertzen7162/
Guertzgen7131/
Gercen7124/
Ertsin7118/
Gerthsson719/
Ertson714/
Erdsen711/
Goerzen67688/
Görtzen67346/
Gerchen67138/
Sertzen67105/
Gortzen67100/
Jertson6767/
Gartzen6762/
Gerdzen6729/
Gerdson6718/
Gortson6716/
Gretsin6715/
Gertzén6714/
Gärtzen678/
Giercan677/
Sertson674/
Gerdsan673/
Yertson673/
Gherzen672/
Gretcen672/
Gortsin671/
Gretsan671/
Gretson671/
Gartsin671/
Gierzan671/
Girchen671/
Goertzn671/
Geerzen671/
Gardsen671/
Zierzen671/
Gertzon671/
Gretzen670/
Goirzen670/

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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 Giertsen
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