Gjeldnes Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjeldnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjeldnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1441:35,7105,059
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gjeldnes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gjeldnes is most common in Norway. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjeldnes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,453,389th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Gjeldnes live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

Gjeldnes is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 35,710. In Norway Gjeldnes is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 74 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 14 percent reside and Central Norway, where 13 percent reside. Barring Norway Gjeldnes exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

Gjeldnes Last Name Statistics demography

Gjeldnes earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 19.16% less than the national average, earning 279,775 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kjeldner7517/

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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 Gjeldnes
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