Gjøde Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gjøde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjøde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark401:141,11812,512
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

The alternate forms: Gjde (1) are calculated separately.

Gjøde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gjøde occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Gjde. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gjøde.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjøde? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Gjøde occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Gjøde are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 141,118. In Denmark Gjøde is mostly found in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 43 percent reside, Central Denmark Region, where 40 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 15 percent reside. Besides Denmark it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjde961/
Kjøde80219/
Gejde8023/
Gajde807/
Gjdeh801/
Gajder7350/
Gojdie7321/
Gojder731/
Gájder731/
Gede678,017/
Gide672,338/
Gyde671,242/
Gäde671,182/
Gjda679/
Gjdj671/
Kjde671/
Gsde671/

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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 Gjøde
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