Gjedsted Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gjedsted Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gjedsted Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark2081:27,1382,790
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gjedsted Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gjedsted is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gjedsted.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjedsted? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gjedsted is the 1,064,392nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Gjedsted reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 27,138. In Denmark Gjedsted is primarily found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 34 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 28 percent live and Region Zealand, where 15 percent live. Barring Denmark this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjedstet881/
Gjester8050/
Gjesti7142/
Geiste7124/
Geijstedt7117/
Kågestedt7110/
Gjyste716/
Geister672,245/
Kgester671/
Geiszter6319/
Geisster633/
Geihster631/
Gehistet630/
Geista571/
Gjishti53711/
Gjishta532/
Geistich500/
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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 Gjedsted
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