Kjærgaard Surname

159,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kjærgaard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kjærgaard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark2,6541:2,127152
Norway591:87,15712,054
Greenland111:5,125525
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Kjrgaard (168) are calculated separately.

Kjærgaard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kjærgaard is found most in Denmark. It can also be found as: Kjrgaard. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kjærgaard? popularity and diffusion

It is the 159,173rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,657,748 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Kjærgaard live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Denmark, where it is carried by 2,654 people, or 1 in 2,127. In Denmark Kjærgaard is most common in: Central Denmark Region, where 36 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 22 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Denmark this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 2 percent are found and Greenland, where 0 percent are found.

Kjærgaard Last Name Statistics demography

Kjærgaard earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 18.35% less than the national average, earning 282,573 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kjrgaard98168/
Kjærgaaard951/
Kæregaard8912/
Kjærggard891/
Kjårgaard891/
Kergaard827/
Kirkgaard7855/
Kiorgaard7836/
Keergaard7831/
Kiergaard7829/
Kergard754/
Kierkgaard7435/
Kirkgard7155/
Kärngard717/
Kiergard711/
Kerngard711/
Kyrard673/
Kirard672/
Kirckgard671/
Kerard670/

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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 Kjærgaard
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