Gjetnes Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Gjetnes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
Gjetnes Demographics
Average Gjetnes Salary in
United States
$16,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gjetnes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gjetnes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gjetnes is most common in Norway. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gjetnes? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gjetnes is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Gjetnes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Gjetnes are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in Scandinavia.
Gjetnes is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 223,578. In Norway Gjetnes is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 70 percent are found, Central Norway, where 22 percent are found and Western Norway, where 9 percent are found. Other than Norway it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.
Gjetnes Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Gjetnes earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 21.18% less than the national average, earning 272,766 kr per year and in United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gjeitnes | 93 | 73 | / |
| Geitnes | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gjene | 83 | 24 | / |
| Geittnes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kjenes | 77 | 146 | / |
| Geines | 77 | 14 | / |
| Gjeneš | 77 | 3 | / |
| Geitner | 71 | 2,852 | / |
| Gyenese | 71 | 379 | / |
| Geisnes | 71 | 20 | / |
| Gyenezs | 71 | 12 | / |
| Gjøines | 71 | 5 | / |
| Geiness | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gjøynes | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gujiene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gyeness | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gyenesz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geaines | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geinese | 71 | 0 | / |
| Geithner | 67 | 776 | / |
| Geine | 67 | 87 | / |
| Geittner | 67 | 82 | / |
| Gjine | 67 | 81 | / |
| Xenes | 67 | 73 | / |
| Geisness | 67 | 62 | / |
| Gjyne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gjeni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gjena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaujiene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geisneæs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geistner | 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 Gjetnes
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