Kjelsnes Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kjelsnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kjelsnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1111:46,3276,632
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kjelsnes Last Name Facts

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

Kjelsnes is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kjelsnes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kjelsnes is the 1,666,404th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Kjelsnes reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 46,327. In Norway it is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 85 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 8 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 5 percent are found. Other than Norway this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Kjelsnes Last Name Statistics demography

Kjelsnes earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 15.57% less than the national average, earning 292,210 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjelsnes8870/
Gjelsness8210/
Kalsnes80201/
Kelsins801/
Kielsney751/
Kelly-Sines741/
Glesnes67366/
Klasons6754/
Klisans6753/
Kalsons679/
Kalsins676/
Klusins673/
Klāsēns671/
Klasins671/
Kulsans671/
Klāsons671/
Klisins671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kjelsnes
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis