Gjelseth Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjelseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjelseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2081:24,7233,295
Sweden151:656,45048,545
England21:27,859,030389,889

Gjelseth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gjelseth is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjelseth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,092,155th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. The surname Gjelseth occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gjelseth are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most prevalent in Norway, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 24,723. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 47 percent are found, Western Norway, where 26 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 23 percent are found. Barring Norway this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 7 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Gjelseth Last Name Statistics demography

Gjelseth earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 14.29% less than the national average, earning 296,628 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjelset9324/
Kjelseth8827/
Kjølseth75139/
Gjeleshi7560/
Kjølset6716/
Geilser6711/
Guielse672/
Gjelsøy672/
Kjelsey671/
Kjellser6314/
Geislser631/
Ngyelese631/
Ngyeleshi591/
Geilscher590/
Geillgett590/
Gjølsjø534/
Guielcer5027/
Gyelchey501/

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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 Gjelseth
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