Gjems Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gjems 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
Norway441:116,87015,419
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Gjems Demographics

Average Gjems Salary in
Norway

482,765 kr

Per year
Rank:
6,704 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00204243
Rank: 7,629 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
139.5%
Sample size: 33 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

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

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Gjems Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gjems is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjems? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. Gjems is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gjems are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Gjems is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 116,870. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Norway Gjems exists in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Gjems Last Name Statistics demography

Gjems earn a lot more than the average income. In Norway they earn 39.5% more than the national average, earning 482,765 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
Gjemse9134/
Gjemsø913/
Kjems80417/
Geims800/
Kjemsø732/
Guiems732/
Guyems731/
Gyemse731/
Geimms730/
Gijsens67298/
Goijens6799/
Gjns671/
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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 Gjems
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