Gjølstad Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjølstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjølstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1331:38,6645,495

Gjølstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gjølstad occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjølstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,551,568th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name Gjølstad occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gjølstad reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 38,664. In Norway Gjølstad is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 93 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 6 percent are found and Central Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Gjølstad Last Name Statistics demography

Gjølstad earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 24.27% more than the national average, earning 430,082 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kjølstad88468/
Gjelstad88370/
Gjilstad880/
Gjellstad8246/
Kjlstad803/
Gjellestad78183/
Kjøllestad787/
Kjelstad75343/
Kjölstad7511/
Gitlestad7164/
Kjellstad7158/
Kjellstadt670/
Cslstat538/

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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 Gjølstad
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