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

Asbjørn is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Asbjørn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Asbjørn reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 56,936th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 11,154 people.

It is most widespread in Denmark, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 194,645. In Denmark Asbjørn is primarily found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 38 percent reside, Region of Southern Denmark, where 28 percent reside and Region Zealand, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Denmark it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 9 percent reside and Greenland, where 3 percent reside.

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
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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 Asbjørn
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