Gjörloff Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Gjörloff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 61 | 1:161,422 | 11,223 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Gjorloff (1) are calculated separately.
Gjörloff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gjörloff Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gjörloff is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Gjorloff. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gjörloff? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,436,415th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gjörloff are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
It is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 161,422. In Sweden Gjörloff is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 36 percent reside, Kronoberg County, where 25 percent reside and Kalmar County, where 11 percent reside. Not including Sweden this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gjorloff | 96 | 1 | / |
| Gjrloff | 93 | 2 | / |
| Giörloff | 88 | 13 | / |
| Gjerloff | 88 | 4 | / |
| Gjoerloff | 82 | 10 | / |
| Gjerlof | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gjerulff | 75 | 202 | / |
| Gjerløff | 75 | 42 | / |
| Gjerluff | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gjereulff | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gjerullff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gjerulf | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gjerluf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gjerlov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gjerloev | 63 | 7 | / |
| Kajerulff | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gjerløv | 53 | 158 | / |
| Gjerlev | 53 | 72 | / |
| Gjærlev | 53 | 5 | / |
| Gjerlöv | 53 | 3 | / |
| Gjærløv | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gjerläv | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kajerlov | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Gjörloff
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