Gjester Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Gjester Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 41 | 1:125,422 | 16,333 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Gjester Demographics
Average Gjester Salary in
Norway
401,764 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Gjester Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gjester Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gjester occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gjester? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,746,821st most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Gjester are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name Gjester is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 125,422. In Norway Gjester is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 93 percent live, Southern Norway, where 5 percent live and Western Norway, where 2 percent live. Aside from Norway it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Gjester Last Name Statistics demography
Gjester earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 16.09% more than the national average, earning 401,764 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geister | 86 | 2,245 | / |
| Kgester | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gjete | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gjedsted | 80 | 234 | / |
| Geistert | 80 | 225 | / |
| Geiszter | 80 | 19 | / |
| Geisster | 80 | 3 | / |
| Geistere | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gjedstet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Geihster | 80 | 1 | / |
| Geiter | 77 | 712 | / |
| Gjesti | 77 | 42 | / |
| Geiste | 77 | 24 | / |
| Gjyste | 77 | 6 | / |
| Geither | 71 | 90 | / |
| Geitter | 71 | 33 | / |
| Geisterová | 71 | 2 | / |
| Geijter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geitier | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gjeta | 67 | 1,755 | / |
| Geite | 67 | 78 | / |
| Kgete | 67 | 20 | / |
| Geaither | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gcete | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geithert | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gehistet | 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
- 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 Gjester
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