Gjelstad Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjelstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjelstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3601:14,2841,656
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gjelstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gjelstad occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gjelstad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjelstad? popularity and diffusion

Gjelstad is the 769,129th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. The last name Gjelstad is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Gjelstad reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 14,284. In Norway Gjelstad is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 90 percent reside, Western Norway, where 6 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Norway it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Gjelstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gjelstad has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gjelstad Last Name Statistics demography

Gjelstad earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 0.97% less than the national average, earning 342,735 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjellstad9446/
Gjellestad89183/
Kjelstad88343/
Gjølstad88133/
Gjilstad880/
Kjellstad8258/
Kjlstad803/
Kjellstadt780/
Kjølstad75468/
Kjölstad7511/
Kjøllestad677/
Cslstat538/

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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 Gjelstad
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