Gjøsteen Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjøsteen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjøsteen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway121:428,52437,411
France11:66,422,722504,397

Gjøsteen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gjøsteen occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjøsteen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gjøsteen are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 428,524. In Norway Gjøsteen is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 83 percent are found and Central Norway, where 17 percent are found. Beside Norway Gjøsteen is found in one country. It is also found in France, where 8 percent are found.

Gjøsteen Last Name Statistics demography

Gjøsteen earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 1.72% more than the national average, earning 352,038 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjøstein88141/
Gjøten8613/
Gisteen800/
Gisten71101/
Gesten7178/
Giteen711/
Gysten711/
Gojten711/
Geszten6736/
Ghesten679/
Guesten676/
Gojtenh671/

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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 Gjøsteen
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