Kjell Surname
Approximately 1,033 people bear this surname
Kjell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 873 | 1:11,279 | 982 |
| United States | 115 | 1:3,151,817 | 182,069 |
| Norway | 26 | 1:197,780 | 22,769 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kjell (101,167) may also be a first name.
Kjell Demographics
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Kjell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kjell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kjell occurs most in Sweden. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kjell? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 352,668th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,054,740 people. The last name Kjell occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Kjell live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in Scandinavia. Kjell is also the 10,075th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 101,167 people.
The last name Kjell is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 873 people, or 1 in 11,279. In Sweden Kjell is primarily found in: Västra Götaland County, where 26 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 26 percent reside and Skåne County, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Sweden it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Norway, where 3 percent reside.
Kjell Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kjell are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.
The amount Kjell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning 209,560 kr per year and in United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kjelle | 91 | 59 | / |
| Kjeell | 91 | 8 | / |
| Kjll | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kjel | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kjäll | 80 | 300 | / |
| Kiell | 80 | 130 | / |
| Kjøll | 80 | 69 | / |
| Ksell | 80 | 41 | / |
| Kijel | 80 | 18 | / |
| Kcell | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kzell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kjeel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kjele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kyell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kjellsås | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kjl | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kyelle | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kielle | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kågell | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kijeil | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kjille | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ksiell | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kehill | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kijele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kajiel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiel | 67 | 16,074 | / |
| Ksel | 67 | 945 | / |
| Kjøl | 67 | 128 | / |
| Kiesell | 67 | 33 | / |
| Xell | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kjessel | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kyel | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hkjl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiisell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kxll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kjil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koujiel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kzel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Käel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kihelle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kxjl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqjl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyjl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ksll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kjhl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kjzl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kjyl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkjl | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kjell
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