Kirkegaard Surname

129,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Greenland

Kirkegaard Surname User-submission:

This is a Danish surname, denoting someone who dwelled or came from a churchyard.

Kirkegaard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark2,7651:2,041146
United States4631:782,84960,614
Australia601:449,92835,109
Norway361:142,84118,058
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Greenland281:2,014243
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
England91:6,190,895170,599
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Kirkegaard Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Danish surname, denoting someone who dwelled or came from a churchyard.

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Kirkegaard is a Danish surname, meaning 'church yard', 'graveyard'.

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Kirkegaard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirkegaard (Russian: Киркегаард) has its highest incidence in Denmark. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirkegaard? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kirkegaard is the 129,054th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,077,408 people. Kirkegaard is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Kirkegaard reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Kirkegaard is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is carried by 2,765 people, or 1 in 2,041. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Central Denmark Region, where 44 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 23 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 20 percent live. Barring Denmark Kirkegaard occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Kirkegaard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kirkegaard surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kirkegaard earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.33% less than the national average, earning 334,542 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $45,869 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $53,815 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kirkegaard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kirkegaard in the Russian language
Киркегаардkirkegaard-

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