Gjerustad Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjerustad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjerustad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway261:197,78022,769
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gjerustad Last Name Facts

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

Gjerustad is found most in Norway. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjerustad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Gjerustad occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Gjerustad live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Gjerustad is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 197,780. In Norway it is primarily found in: Southern Norway, where 77 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 23 percent are found. Not including Norway it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Gjerustad Last Name Statistics demography

Gjerustad earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 1.9% more than the national average, earning 352,656 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjerstad941,431/
Gjerstadt891/
Gjerrestad8422/
Gjørstad828/
Gjorstad822/
Ngyerutho561/
Geiroto505/

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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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  • 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 Gjerustad
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