Gjessing Surname
Approximately 522 people bear this surname
Gjessing Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 345 | 1:14,905 | 1,757 |
| Denmark | 130 | 1:43,421 | 4,523 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
Gjessing Demographics
Average Gjessing Salary in
United States
$38,225 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gjessing Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gjessing Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gjessing is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gjessing? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gjessing is the 596,518th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,960,816 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Gjessing are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in Scandinavia.
Gjessing is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 345 people, or 1 in 14,905. In Norway Gjessing is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 74 percent live, Western Norway, where 13 percent live and Northern Norway, where 6 percent live. Aside from Norway Gjessing exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Gjessing Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gjessing surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gjessing earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.58% more than the national average, earning 379,246 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $38,225 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gjesing | 93 | 277 | / |
| Geissing | 88 | 7 | / |
| Geising | 80 | 96 | / |
| Gjessen | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gijsing | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gjein | 77 | 46 | / |
| Geing | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gjetting | 75 | 77 | / |
| Gehing | 71 | 21 | / |
| Guietsing | 71 | 19 | / |
| Ngeing | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gyesin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geying | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geaing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geisin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gein | 67 | 914 | / |
| Geissen | 67 | 234 | / |
| Gijssen | 67 | 112 | / |
| Geisink | 67 | 75 | / |
| Gjin | 67 | 38 | / |
| Guijing | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gjen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Grzesin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gjingue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gajjing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gajhing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gehoing | 67 | 0 | / |
| Geiting | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gehings | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gjessing
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