Gjerlev Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gjerlev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjerlev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark711:79,5037,759
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Gjerlev Last Name Facts

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

Gjerlev is found most in Denmark. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjerlev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gjerlev is the 2,237,939th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Gjerlev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gjerlev are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Gjerlev is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 79,503. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 41 percent reside, North Denmark Region, where 32 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 23 percent reside. Other than Denmark this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjerloev937/
Gjerløv86158/
Gjærlev865/
Gjerlöv863/
Gjerlov863/
Gjerläv861/
Gjerlw773/
Gjerløw71229/
Gjerulf7129/
Gjerluf717/
Gjærløv711/
Gjerlof711/
Gjerulff67202/
Gjerløff6742/
Kajerlöv676/
Gjerloff674/
Gjerluff672/
Kajerlov671/
Gjoerloff6310/
Gjereulff632/
Gjerullff631/
Gjrloff572/
Gjörloff5362/
Gjorloff531/
Kajerulff501/

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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 Gjerlev
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