Gjestang Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjestang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjestang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway381:135,32317,347

Gjestang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gjestang is more commonly found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gjestang click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjestang? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,185,033rd most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gjestang reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Gjestang is most frequently held in Norway, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 135,323. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside.

Gjestang Last Name Statistics demography

Gjestang earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 16.19% more than the national average, earning 402,100 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgetang802/
Gjeston801/
Kgethang75174/
Guietang759/
Geitan716/
Găetan711/
Xetang711/
Xietang6730/
Gijtane6717/
Guietan672/
Gehitan672/
Kjhetan671/
Geitane671/
Xeatang671/
Geitain671/
Geesithong671/

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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
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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 Gjestang
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