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Where Does The Last Name Gjertsen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gjertsen is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Gjertsén. For other potential spellings of Gjertsen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjertsen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 181,156^th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,101,083 people. The last name Gjertsen is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Gjertsen reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Gjertsen is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 1,813 people, or 1 in 2,836. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 39 percent reside, Western Norway, where 31 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Norway this last name exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Gjertsen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gjertsen has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 4,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gjertsen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Gjertsen are 7.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.76% registered with the party.

The amount Gjertsen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 7.68% more than the national average, earning 372,655 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.26% more than the national average, earning $50,166 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.15% more than the national average, earning $52,244 CAD per year.