Gjestad Surname
Approximately 247 people bear this surname
Gjestad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 242 | 1:21,249 | 2,752 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Gjestad Demographics
Average Gjestad Salary in
Norway
315,294 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Gjestad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gjestad Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gjestad occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gjestad? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gjestad is the 1,022,958th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. Gjestad occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Gjestad live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.
Gjestad is most common in Norway, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 21,249. In Norway Gjestad is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 55 percent reside, Western Norway, where 26 percent reside and Central Norway, where 18 percent reside. Other than Norway it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Gjestad Last Name Statistics demography
Gjestad earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.9% less than the national average, earning 315,294 kr per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gjestad
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