Björn Forename

9,371st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 109,713 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Björn Forename User-submission:

The name Björn means 'bear' in Swedish.

Björn Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden
100%
57,4881:17124
Germany
100%
40,3411:2,397363
Netherlands
100%
2,4611:6,868969
Iceland
100%
1,9051:19223
Belgium
100%
1,7771:6,466867
Norway
100%
1,7151:2,993458
Finland
100%
1,2871:4,260543
Switzerland
100%
8541:9,618985
Denmark-4431:12,753955
Austria
100%
4131:20,615913
Estonia
93%
 
3021:4,356686
South Africa
99%
 
2511:217,26213,662
Poland-2361:161,1323,078
Luxembourg
100%
461:12,262931
Portugal-371:281,3755,179
Canada-291:1,142,53021,573
Spain-291:1,604,48210,609
France
100%
261:2,556,55213,577
Hungary
100%
151:652,7852,218
Czechia
100%
111:968,7423,396
Italy-51:12,212,41834,417
Philippines-51:21,201,895240,180
Suriname-41:138,2032,927
Faroe Islands
100%
41:12,2821,318
Brazil-41:53,559,038368,334
Liechtenstein-31:12,619697
Turkey-31:25,933,90352,822
Argentina-31:14,257,74823,489
Mexico-21:62,072,21496,650
Slovakia
100%
11:5,310,0639,949
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Venezuela
100%
11:30,201,893231,239
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Monaco-11:38,4662,379
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
DR Congo-11:73,827,605146,761
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835

The alternate forms: Bjõrn (2) are calculated separately.

Björn (2,560) may also be a surname.

Björn Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Björn means 'bear' in Swedish.

- gepsukka

Björn Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjõrn932/
Bejörn912/
Bijörn912/
Björhn912/
Bjöern912/
Bjöhrn911/
Biörn8045/
Bjarn8016/
Byörn808/
Bjoern733,432/
Bjarin732/
Bjaarn731/
Bijarin673/
Bijaren671/
Bijharin623/
Bijarrin621/
Beorn6038/
Beoren552/
Beorin552/
Behorn552/
Bseern551/
Biharin50172/
Beharin5019/
Beheren508/
Beharen503/
Bzareen501/
Biharen501/

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