Gjelsteen Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjelsteen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjelsteen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gjelsteen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gjelsteen is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjelsteen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Gjelsteen live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States Gjelsteen is primarily found in: Washington, where 80 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Colorado, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States Gjelsteen is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 15 percent are found and Sweden, where 8 percent are found.

Gjelsteen Last Name Statistics demography

Gjelsteen earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjelsten94289/
Gjelstein895/
Gjelston821/
Kjellsten7817/
Gjulistan671/
Gjulistana631/
Gjylsidone531/
Cajuela Sedano521/

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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 Gjelsteen
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