Biornstad Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Biornstad Surname User-submission:

This is a Norwegian surname, denoting a person that came from Bjørnstad ('bear's city'), multiple locations in Norway, most likely referring to the region of Eastern Norway, or south-eastern Norway as a whole.

Biornstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Biornstad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Norwegian surname, denoting a person that came from Bjørnstad ('bear's city'), multiple locations in Norway, most likely referring to the region of Eastern Norway, or south-eastern Norway as a whole.

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Biornstad Last Name Facts

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

Biornstad has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biornstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,994,173rd most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name Biornstad occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Biornstad reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Biornstad is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 4,474,802. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Oregon, where 62 percent are found, Alaska, where 11 percent are found and Washington, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Biornstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Biornstad last name are 33.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.67% registered with the political party.

Biornstad earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.29% less than the national average, earning $36,119 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjornstad891,334/
Biørnstad8967/
Boirnstad891/
Birnstead890/
Bjornstead846/
Bjornstadt841/
Bjournstad840/
Bjrnstad8246/
Bernstad828/
Bjørnstad783,249/
Bernstead781/
Bernstadt781/
Byrenstadt740/
Beurnstead740/
Vernstad718/

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