Asbjørn Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Greenland

Asbjørn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asbjørn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Greenland11:56,3791,133

Asbjørn (11,154) may also be a first name.

Asbjørn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Asbjørn has its highest incidence in Denmark. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Asbjørn.

How Common Is The Last Name Asbjørn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Asbjørn is the 3,432,070th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Asbjørn live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 56,936th most common forename at a global level, borne by 11,154 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 194,645. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 38 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 28 percent live and Region Zealand, where 21 percent live. Apart from Denmark Asbjørn is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 9 percent live and Greenland, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hasbjørn939/
Esbjørn8662/
Gosbjørn801/
Asbern771/
Ausbern7167/
Oxbjørn716/
Asbirin711/
Ashbern711/
Osbern62117/
Osbirn6244/
Osbyrne5719/
Asveren579/
Osberne573/
Osbirne571/
Oosbern570/
Oysbern570/
Ousbern570/
Hosbirn570/
Osboirne531/
Asempern531/
Uoshbern531/
Eschbern531/
Eisbernd531/

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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 Asbjørn
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