Kjerulf Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Iceland

Kjerulf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kjerulf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1001:56,4475,764
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Iceland341:11,1791,043
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Norway211:244,87126,357
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Finland101:549,67032,186
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Kjerúlf (101) are calculated separately.

Kjerulf (11) may also be a first name.

Kjerulf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kjerulf has its highest incidence in Denmark. It may be found as a variant: Kjerúlf. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kjerulf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,017,412th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Kjerulf reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 76 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 11 people.

The surname is most widely held in Denmark, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 56,447. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 61 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 18 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 8 percent live. Besides Denmark this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Iceland, where 14 percent live.

Kjerulf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kjerulf surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kjerulf earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 26.47% less than the national average, earning 254,457 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.65% more than the national average, earning $46,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.8% more than the national average, earning $57,035 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kjerúlf95101/
Kjerulff93234/
Kjerrulf9341/
Kierulf86664/
Gjerulf8629/
Kgerulf861/
Kierulff80244/
Gjerulff80202/
Kjärulff808/
Kierrulf802/
Gjereulff752/
Gjerullff751/
Kieraulff750/
Kierulfová712/
Kierulfova712/
Kgirulf711/
Kierolf710/

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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 Kjerulf
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