Gjørtz Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjørtz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjørtz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway821:62,7118,910
Denmark551:102,6319,658
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Gjørtz Last Name Facts

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

Gjørtz is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjørtz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gjørtz is the 1,504,764th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gjørtz reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 62,711. In Norway Gjørtz is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 51 percent live, Western Norway, where 46 percent live and Central Norway, where 1 percent live. Excluding Norway this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 40 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Gjørtz Last Name Statistics demography

Gjørtz earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Norway they earn 64.83% more than the national average, earning 570,430 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giørtz8348/
Gjrz801/
Gjørret7718/
Gertz736,485/
Gretz732,132/
Girtz73356/
Gärtz7313/
Gêrtz731/
Gertze673,190/
Giertz671,294/
Geertz67588/
Gerdtz67329/
Gehrtz6780/
Guertz6726/
Gärtze6711/
Gerstz676/
Guirtz675/
Goirtz672/
Gerhtz672/
Gretzh671/
Ghertz671/
Gajret671/
Gertcz670/
Gertzs670/

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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 Gjørtz
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