Gjemse Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjemse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjemse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway231:223,57824,793
United States111:32,950,812797,015

Gjemse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gjemse is most common in Norway. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjemse? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Gjemse live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 223,578. In Norway Gjemse is most common in: Central Norway, where 91 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 4 percent are found and Svalbard and Jan Mayen, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway Gjemse exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found.

Gjemse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gjemse last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Gjemse earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 16.68% less than the national average, earning 288,367 kr per year and in United States they earn 15.41% less than the national average, earning $36,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjems9145/
Gjemso839/
Gjemsø833/
Gyemse831/
Kjems73417/
Geims730/
Gjumsi6779/
Kjemsø672/
Guiems672/
Guyems671/
Goje Musa671/
Kajems671/
Gjumis671/
Geimms670/
Gjumesi621/
Khjemis621/
Kejemas621/
Ke Jems621/
Kujemisi571/
Gujumasu571/
Kajamuse571/
Guy-James536/
Gjumzi507/
Cjames502/

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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 Gjemse
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