Kjeld Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Kjeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kjeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark701:80,6397,855
Iceland381:10,002968
Faroe Islands351:1,400171
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Kjeld (9,451) may also be a first name.

Kjeld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kjeld occurs more in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kjeld? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,333,288th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname Kjeld occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Kjeld reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 63,639th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 9,451 people.

The surname Kjeld is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 80,639. In Denmark Kjeld is most common in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 39 percent live, Region Zealand, where 31 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Denmark this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Iceland, where 23 percent live and The Faroe Islands, where 21 percent live.

Kjeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kjeld last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Kjeld earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.8% more than the national average, earning $59,889 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kjeldås8329/
Kjeldsø8317/
Kield803/
Khield734/
Kields731/
Xeld672/
Qjld671/
Gjeldsås627/
Kehailed621/
Kielt60449/
Xeldt601/
Kielts5510/
Kielcz554/
Kieltz552/
Chield552/
Kkslld551/
Qields551/
Chieldt506/
Xld506/

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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 Kjeld
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