Kjær Surname
Approximately 8,772 people bear this surname
Kjær Surname User-submission:
A Danish ornamental name from kjær, which means 'brushwood' (from the Old Norse, kjarr).
Kjær Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 7,673 | 1:736 | 47 |
| Norway | 956 | 1:5,379 | 530 |
| Greenland | 32 | 1:1,762 | 233 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Faroe Islands | 7 | 1:7,000 | 707 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
The alternate forms: Kjr (13) are calculated separately.
Kjær Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Danish ornamental name from kjær, which means 'brushwood' (from the Old Norse, kjarr).
- transcendenceKjær Demographics
Average Kjær Salary in
Norway
349,819 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Kjær Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kjær Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kjær occurs in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Kjr. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kjær? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kjær is the 57,713th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 830,774 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kjær reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most common in Denmark, where it is borne by 7,673 people, or 1 in 736. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 29 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 25 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 24 percent reside. Without taking into account Denmark this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 11 percent reside and Greenland, where 0 percent reside.
Kjær Last Name Statistics demography
Kjær earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 1.08% more than the national average, earning 349,819 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kjr | 95 | 13 | / |
| Kjæhr | 89 | 40 | / |
| Åkjær | 89 | 9 | / |
| Økjær | 89 | 8 | / |
| Kjærø | 89 | 4 | / |
| Kjærr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kjærre | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kiær | 75 | 372 | / |
| Kejr | 75 | 66 | / |
| Kajr | 75 | 28 | / |
| Kujr | 75 | 21 | / |
| Kojr | 75 | 3 | / |
| Khjr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kdjr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gkjr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kæjr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kqjr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kjxr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kjrd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kjrr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kjsr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kxjr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ckjr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kjre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaujr | 67 | 30 | / |
| Khajr | 67 | 19 | / |
| Khijr | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kuyjr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khojr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kujre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khjre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keyjr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaijr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kujrr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kujjr | 67 | 1 | / |
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