Bergstø Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bergstø Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bergstø Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway841:61,2188,720
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Bergst (54) are calculated separately.

Bergstø Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bergstø is most common in Norway. It can also occur in the variant forms: Bergst. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bergstø? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bergstø is the 2,034,059th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name Bergstø is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Bergstø are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 61,218. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 70 percent live, Southern Norway, where 13 percent live and Central Norway, where 6 percent live. Not including Norway this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Bergstø Last Name Statistics demography

Bergstø earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 13.52% less than the national average, earning 299,279 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bergst9754/
Bergsø922/
Bergsjø8683/
Bergsøe8631/
Bergstå8620/
Bergs835,819/
Bergqust800/
Bergås7746/
Berggs771/
Bergsch71168/
Bergåse7140/
Bergsås7121/
Berks67952/
Vergs6780/
Birgs6715/
Bercs674/
Bergz673/
Bergsova671/
Bergsová671/

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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 Bergstø
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