Kjelland Surname

579,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Kjelland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kjelland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3761:963,98771,704
Norway1231:41,8075,981
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kjelland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kjelland is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kjelland? popularity and diffusion

Kjelland is the 579,404th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 13,445,657 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Kjelland live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 963,987. In The United States it is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 18 percent are found, North Dakota, where 17 percent are found and Minnesota, where 15 percent are found. Apart from The United States Kjelland occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Kjelland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kjelland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kjelland surname increased 37,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kjelland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kjelland last name are 17.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.37% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kjelland earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 16.98% more than the national average, earning 404,842 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.09% more than the national average, earning $45,345 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.29% less than the national average, earning $43,575 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kjeland931/
Kielland88628/
Kjetland88149/
Gjelland8857/
Kieland8022/
Kjøland806/
Kågeland758/
Kietland750/
Kiesland750/
Kjlant711/
Øksland6715/
Xland621/
Gåsland53323/
Gsliand530/
Høgsland505/
Kızılant503/

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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 Kjelland
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