Kjäll Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Kjäll Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kjäll 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
Sweden2391:41,2003,285
Finland581:94,7719,814
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Kjall (17) are calculated separately.

Kjäll (162) may also be a first name.

Kjäll Last Name Facts

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

Kjäll is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Kjall. For other potential spellings of Kjäll click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kjäll? popularity and diffusion

Kjäll is the 893,754th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kjäll live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 720,105th most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 162 people.

It is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 41,200. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 32 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 25 percent are found and Skåne County, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 19 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

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
Kjall9317/
Kjell801,033/
Kjelle7359/
Kjeell738/
Kjille733/
Kjhall731/
Kjel672/
Kjil671/
Käel671/
Käil671/
Kyjl671/
Kjyl671/
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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
  • 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 Kjäll
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