Gjerdet Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjerdet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjerdet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway781:65,9279,320
Sweden181:547,04239,827

Gjerdet Last Name Facts

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

Gjerdet has its highest incidence in Norway. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjerdet? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gjerdet is the 1,894,523rd most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gjerdet are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 65,927. In Norway Gjerdet is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 78 percent reside, Central Norway, where 14 percent reside and Western Norway, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Norway it exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 19 percent reside.

Gjerdet Last Name Statistics demography

Gjerdet earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 23.05% less than the national average, earning 266,297 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjerde924,737/
Gjierde862/
Gjerdes861/
Guyerdet8020/
Guierdet805/
Gjerdi778/
Gyerde771/
Gjerda770/
Geirder711/
Gjyrdedi675/
Qjeerdad531/

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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 Gjerdet
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