Gjelvik Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjelvik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjelvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway191:270,64728,127
United States191:19,076,786604,894

Gjelvik Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Gjelvik? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Gjelvik reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gjelvik is most widely held in Norway, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 270,647. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 89 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Norway it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Gjelvik Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gjelvik earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 19.47% more than the national average, earning 413,461 kr per year and in United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kjelvik86145/
Gjelević8050/
Gjelevic807/
Gjeleviq805/
Kjellevik7539/
Gajilovic6323/

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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 Gjelvik
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