Bergthun Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bergthun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bergthun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway141:367,30634,015
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Bergthun Last Name Facts

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

Bergthun is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bergthun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Bergthun reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Bergthun is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 367,306. In Norway Bergthun is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 64 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 36 percent live. Barring Norway this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live.

Bergthun Last Name Statistics demography

Bergthun earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.5% less than the national average, earning 302,826 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bergtun93220/
Bergtunn881/
Bergethon8253/
Bergton809/
Brigthon7582/
Bjørgtun751/
Brougthon716/
Bourgthon711/
Brigthney711/
Burgathon711/
Breigthan710/
Bourg Thion631/
Bjørktun631/
Brakathon591/
Prakhaothun531/
Parkthin5010/
Practhen501/

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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 Bergthun
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