Gjøl Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gjøl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjøl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark911:62,0306,253
Norway71:734,61250,907
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gjl (10) are calculated separately.

Gjøl Last Name Facts

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

Gjøl is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Gjl. For other potential spellings of Gjøl click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjøl? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,839,022nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. Gjøl is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gjøl are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Denmark, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 62,030. In Denmark Gjøl is most prevalent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 65 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 12 percent live and Region Zealand, where 11 percent live. Other than Denmark this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 7 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Gjøl Last Name Statistics demography

Gjøl earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 6.16% less than the national average, earning 324,752 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjl9510/
Gejl75321/
Kjøl75128/
Gajl7527/
Gjil7516/
Gkjl751/
Gjtl751/
Gjsl751/
Gjlh751/
Gujl751/
Gdjl751/
Gzjl751/
Gxjl751/
Kjøll6769/
Kjøhl6721/
Kjølø6711/
Geijl6710/
Gojle673/
Gujjl671/
Hgjhl671/
Gjjel671/
Ghjil671/
Gqjyl671/
Gajjl671/

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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 Gjøl
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