Gjerning Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gjerning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjerning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800

Gjerning Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gjerning has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjerning? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Gjerning live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 44 percent are found, Virginia, where 19 percent are found and North Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States Gjerning is found in one country. It also occurs in Denmark, where 10 percent are found.

Gjerning Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gjerning last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Gjerning earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $41,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khajaroenying576/
Kajornwong566/
Khajornwong537/

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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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  • 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 Gjerning
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