Gjellum Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjellum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjellum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway611:84,30011,704
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gjellum Last Name Facts

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

Gjellum occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjellum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,955,159th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name Gjellum is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Gjellum live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Gjellum is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 84,300. In Norway Gjellum is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Other than Norway this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

Gjellum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gjellum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gjellum surname rose 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gjellum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gjellum surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Gjellum earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 8.66% less than the national average, earning 316,110 kr per year and in United States they earn 12.49% less than the national average, earning $37,760 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kjellum8616/
Geilum770/
Kjellund6711/
Ggilum620/
Guiillaume592/
Geillussen590/
Geillon57162/
Geaillon532/
Geislung531/
Geeslund530/
Guiilaume502/
Gyelunova501/
Geilussen500/

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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
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  • 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 Gjellum
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