Gjelsvik Surname

449,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjelsvik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjelsvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway6841:7,518780
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gjelsvik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gjelsvik is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gjelsvik.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjelsvik? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gjelsvik is the 449,465th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,626,877 people. Gjelsvik is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Gjelsvik live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 684 people, or 1 in 7,518. In Norway Gjelsvik is most common in: Western Norway, where 69 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 26 percent are found and Central Norway, where 3 percent are found. Barring Norway this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Gjelsvik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gjelsvik surname are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gjelsvik earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.46% less than the national average, earning 337,556 kr per year and in United States they earn 57.98% more than the national average, earning $68,168 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjelsveik941/
Gjelsvick941/
Gjellesvik8976/
Kjelsvik8866/
Kjellesvik78258/
Kjølsvik7525/
Gijlswijk7123/
Geilswijk7111/
Kjellesvig6789/
Geijlswijk6712/
Geilswyk631/

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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 Gjelsvik
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