Gjørup Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gjørup Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjørup Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1561:36,1843,772
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gjørup Last Name Facts

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

Gjørup is found most frequently in Denmark. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjørup? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,353,468th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname Gjørup occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Gjørup are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 36,184. In Denmark Gjørup is most prevalent in: Central Denmark Region, where 56 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 18 percent reside and North Denmark Region, where 15 percent reside. Barring Denmark this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 3 percent reside and China, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjøtrup921/
Gjøttrup862/
Kjørup8357/
Gjørud838/
Gjærup833/
Gajrup831/
Gyrup7368/
Girup7330/
Gajru7318/
Gerup7311/
Gujru732/
Ghrup731/
Gjhru731/
Gojru731/
Kjærup6757/
Ågerup6750/
Girupe6736/
Gierup6712/
Giroup677/
Gytrup674/
Geraup671/
Getrup671/

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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 Gjørup
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