Gjern Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gjern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Gjern Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gjern has its highest incidence in Denmark. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjern? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gjern is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Gjern occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Gjern reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widespread in Denmark, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 217,104. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 96 percent are found and Capital Region of Denmark, where 4 percent are found. Besides Denmark it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 3 percent are found and French Polynesia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjernø916/
Gjerøn911/
Gjering831/
Geairn7342/
Kjerin7321/
Geiren739/
Geirin736/
Kjerne731/
Guiern731/
Guyern730/
Nguyern67561/
Geiring67107/
Geherin6770/
Geehern6726/
Xern675/
Guierin672/
Geuiren671/
Geiryon671/
Xjrn671/
Kgereng671/
Gyering671/
Geairin671/
Geioren671/
Guierne671/
Guihern670/

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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 Gjern
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