Gjestland Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjestland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjestland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway751:68,5649,650
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Gjestland Last Name Facts

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

Gjestland occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gjestland click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjestland? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,674,734th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name Gjestland is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Gjestland reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Gjestland is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 68,564. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 48 percent reside, Western Norway, where 27 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Norway this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Sweden, where 5 percent reside.

Gjestland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gjestland last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Gjestland earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.38% more than the national average, earning 385,458 kr per year and in United States they earn 67.83% more than the national average, earning $72,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjesteland95124/
Kjetland82149/
Kooij-Westland701/
Kjetlein591/
Geitlein590/

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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 Gjestland
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