Gjerlaug Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjerlaug Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjerlaug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway561:91,82712,640
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gjerlaug Last Name Facts

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

Gjerlaug is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjerlaug? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,061,309th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Gjerlaug are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 91,827. In Norway Gjerlaug is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 96 percent reside, Central Norway, where 2 percent reside and Western Norway, where 2 percent reside. Other than Norway it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 31 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Gjerlaug Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gjerlaug earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 10.79% more than the national average, earning 383,433 kr per year and in Canada they earn 9.13% less than the national average, earning $45,148 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjerllaku8211/
Gjerlak801/
Gjerlach755/
Gjorllaku71243/
Gjorollaku673/
Gjerlek671/
Gyerlakh634/
Gjerllek631/
Gjirlić5384/

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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 Gjerlaug
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