Gjeseth Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjeseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjeseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway341:151,24418,822
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Gjeseth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gjeseth occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjeseth? popularity and diffusion

Gjeseth is the 3,323,005th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Gjeseth live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Gjeseth is most widely held in Norway, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 151,244. In Norway Gjeseth is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 50 percent are found, Central Norway, where 32 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 9 percent are found. Beside Norway this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Gjeseth Last Name Statistics demography

Gjeseth earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 4.44% more than the national average, earning 361,446 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjeset9234/
Kjeseth86177/
Gjesse7784/
Gjesha774/
Gjesey771/
Geiset770/
Geisset711/
Geise673,394/
Gijse6778/
Geisseit673/
Kgese672/
Gcese672/
Gjeje671/
Geissett670/
Ggese670/

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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 Gjeseth
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