Gjerseth Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjerseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjerseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway761:67,6629,529
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Sweden101:984,67673,605

Gjerseth Last Name Facts

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

Gjerseth is more commonly found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjerseth? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,459,453rd most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Gjerseth reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Gjerseth is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 67,662. In Norway Gjerseth is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 34 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 29 percent live and Southern Norway, where 18 percent live. Aside from Norway this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 41 percent live and Sweden, where 7 percent live.

Gjerseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gjerseth surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gjerseth earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 10.59% less than the national average, earning 309,419 kr per year and in United States they earn 6.31% less than the national average, earning $40,425 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjierseth941/
Gjerset93148/
Gjersøe80302/
Gjersee8029/
Gjerser801/
Kjersett751/
Gjerge711/
Gjerhji671/
Geiersheah670/
Geirge5715/
Gjergi5711/
Gjerji575/
Xerses572/
Gjerzi571/
Geirce570/
Ghierscher561/
Geoirge532/
Gjerjgi531/
Ggergis531/
Geirges531/
Ghierche5046/
Guiergis5015/
Cserscei501/
Guierche501/
Geairgee501/

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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 Gjerseth
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