Gjerald Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjerald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjerald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1291:39,8635,673
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gjerald Last Name Facts

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

Gjerald occurs most in Norway. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjerald? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,415,499th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. Gjerald is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Gjerald are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 39,863. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 53 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 38 percent live and Southern Norway, where 9 percent live. Outside of Norway it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Gjerald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gjerald surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gjerald earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.91% less than the national average, earning 256,394 kr per year and in United States they earn 42.44% more than the national average, earning $61,462 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjerlid8613/
Gjerrild80104/
Ggeralds801/
Gjerwold801/
Gijral771/
Kjerrold671/
Xheral621/
Kjerholt5349/
Geirholt5310/

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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
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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 Gjerald
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