Gjennestad Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjennestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjennestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1111:46,3276,632
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Gjennestad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gjennestad has its highest incidence in Norway. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjennestad? popularity and diffusion

Gjennestad is the 1,604,449th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. Gjennestad is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Gjennestad reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 46,327. In Norway it is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 59 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 28 percent are found and Western Norway, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Norway it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Gjennestad Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gjennestad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.52% more than the national average, earning 379,017 kr per year and in United States they earn 60.93% more than the national average, earning $69,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjennstad951/
Gjenstad896/
Gjinestet631/
Nghienita531/

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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 Gjennestad
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