Gjørva Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjørva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjørva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway231:223,57824,793

Gjørva Last Name Facts

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

Gjørva is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjørva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gjørva is the 4,116,508th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Gjørva is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gjørva live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 223,578. In Norway Gjørva is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 52 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 48 percent live.

Gjørva Last Name Statistics demography

Gjørva earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 18.16% more than the national average, earning 408,921 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjørvad9266/
Gjørwad779/
Gerva73109/
Ghrva7336/
Girva738/
Gervas6735,865/
Gervaz671,045/
Guerva67139/
Gervai67131/
Gervat6767/
Girvat6750/
Gervay6735/
Grevay6731/
Girvaa6728/
Girvau6728/
Gervau6716/
Gervad679/
Gierva674/
Girvas673/
Gherva673/
Grevai671/
Gérvas671/
Grevaj671/
Grevea671/
Ghirva671/
Girvai671/
Girvah671/

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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 Gjørva
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