Kjesbu Surname

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

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kjesbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kjesbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2141:24,0293,163
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Kjesbu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kjesbu is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kjesbu? popularity and diffusion

Kjesbu is the 1,017,412th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. The last name Kjesbu is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Kjesbu are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 24,029. In Norway Kjesbu is mostly concentrated in: Central Norway, where 73 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 18 percent are found and Western Norway, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Norway this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Denmark, where 0 percent are found.

Kjesbu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kjesbu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kjesbu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.06% less than the national average, earning 328,577 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.87% less than the national average, earning $36,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiesbuy7712/
Kyebu7327/
Kiebu7319/
Kiebus6764/
Kiebuz678/
Kijibu674/
Kiebuh671/
Kiebou671/
Kiesbüy6243/
Kaheebu6218/
Kieboud621/
Kiebeuh621/
Kyebeue621/
Xebu601/
Kayiebou5723/
Kiebusch5712/
Kajjevau571/
Kiibu551/
Kiibus5026/
Chiebu509/
Kiechbusch501/
Ngxebu501/
Keeivu501/

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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 Kjesbu
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