Kjellson Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Kjellson Surname User-submission:

This surname originates from Pontic Greek language. It means 'Keles' son'. The name Keles means 'handsome' in Turkish, so the surname means 'the handsome man's son'. Kelesidou is a female version of this surname, since the Greek language uses genders.

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Kjellson Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2321:42,4433,368
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Norway71:734,61250,907
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kjellson Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates from Pontic Greek language. It means 'Keles' son'. The name Keles means 'handsome' in Turkish, so the surname means 'the handsome man's son'. Kelesidou is a female version of this surname, since the Greek language uses genders.

- kelesidis
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Kjellson Demographics

Average Kjellson Salary in
United States

$77,000 USD

Per year
Rank:
69,656 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
9.02852E-6
Rank: 455,892 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
178.45%
Sample size: 10 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Kjellson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kjellson occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kjellson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 998,609th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Kjellson live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Kjellson is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 42,443. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 27 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 20 percent reside and Halland County, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Sweden it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Norway, where 3 percent reside.

Kjellson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kjellson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kjellson surname rose 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kjellson Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kjellson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 49.26% less than the national average, earning 175,609 kr per year and in United States they earn 78.45% more than the national average, earning $77,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kjellsson94910/
Kjelson9347/
Kjellsen88347/
Kjelsson8863/
Kjällson881/
Kjellsand823/
Kjällsson822/
Kjetilson821/
Kjelsen8054/
Kielson8025/
Kjilson800/
Kiellsen753/
Kielsen67245/
Kjølsen6740/
Kjölsen671/
Gjilson671/
Kiittelson670/
Kieljan53238/
Kihilsen502/
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