Gjelland Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjelland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjelland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway511:100,82913,689
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Gjelland Last Name Facts

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

Gjelland is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gjelland.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjelland? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,555,468th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Gjelland live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in Scandinavia.

Gjelland is most frequent in Norway, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 100,829. In Norway Gjelland is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 86 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 8 percent are found and Central Norway, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Norway this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Denmark, where 2 percent are found.

Gjelland Last Name Statistics demography

Gjelland earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 19.24% less than the national average, earning 279,509 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjellan9381/
Kjelland88542/
Kjellan805/
Gjejlan802/
Geiland801/
Geillan800/
Geisland7530/
Geilan7127/
Gjilan713/
Kjllan711/
Gåsland67323/
Nggelan67308/
Geillon67162/
Kjøland676/
Ghzllan672/
Geeslan670/
Gsliand670/

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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 Gjelland
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