Gjelsnes Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjelsnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gjelsnes Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway651:79,11211,031
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
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  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Gjelsnes Demographics

Average Gjelsnes Salary in
Norway

385,696 kr

Per year
Rank:
15,661 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00158231
Rank: 9,683 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
111.45%
Sample size: 32 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

View the highest/lowest earning families in Norway

Gjelsnes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gjelsnes is most common in Norway. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjelsnes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,273,756th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Gjelsnes occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gjelsnes live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Gjelsnes is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 79,112. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 97 percent are found, Central Norway, where 2 percent are found and Western Norway, where 2 percent are found. Not including Norway Gjelsnes is found in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 7 percent are found.

Gjelsnes Last Name Statistics demography

Gjelsnes earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 11.45% more than the national average, earning 385,696 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjelsness9410/
Kjelsnes88119/

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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 Gjelsnes
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