Gjerløv Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gjerløv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjerløv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1301:43,4214,523
Norway221:233,74025,571
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gjerløv Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gjerløv is found most frequently in Denmark. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gjerløv click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjerløv? popularity and diffusion

Gjerløv is the 1,385,851st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Gjerløv reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequent in Denmark, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 43,421. In Denmark Gjerløv is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 38 percent are found, North Denmark Region, where 28 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 23 percent are found. Apart from Denmark it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 14 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Gjerløv Last Name Statistics demography

Gjerløv earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 29.75% less than the national average, earning 243,121 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjerløw86229/
Gjerlev8672/
Gjerlöv863/
Gjerlov863/
Gjærløv861/
Gjerläv861/
Gjerløff8042/
Gjerloev807/
Gjerlw773/
Gjerulf7129/
Gjerluf717/
Gjærlev715/
Gjerlof711/
Gjerulff67202/
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
  • 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 Gjerløv
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