Gjertson Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjertson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjertson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2611:1,388,73296,054
Norway81:642,78647,258
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Gjertson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gjertson is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjertson? popularity and diffusion

Gjertson is the 963,821st most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Gjertson live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Gjertson is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 1,388,732. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent reside, Alaska, where 6 percent reside and Washington, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The United States Gjertson occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 3 percent reside and Japan, where 0 percent reside.

Gjertson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gjertson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gjertson surname expanded 1,186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gjertson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gjertson are 17.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gjertson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.35% less than the national average, earning 206,437 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.23% more than the national average, earning $47,995 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjertsson9426/
Gjerteson941/
Gjertsonw940/
Gjertsen882,350/
Gyertson889/
Gjertsén881/
Gjirtson880/
Gjertzen757/
Gyercán5318/
Gyerczán509/

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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 Gjertson
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