Gjeitanger Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjeitanger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjeitanger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway461:111,78914,873
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gjeitanger Last Name Facts

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

Gjeitanger has its highest incidence in Norway. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjeitanger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gjeitanger are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Gjeitanger is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 111,789. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 43 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent live and Northern Norway, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Norway it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 4 percent live and Italy, where 2 percent live.

Gjeitanger Last Name Statistics demography

Gjeitanger earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 19.93% less than the national average, earning 277,090 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geitanger9531/
Gjetanger9523/
Geistanger9022/
Gjitanga789/
Geitangi781/
Giitangi671/
Giitonga561/

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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 Gjeitanger
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