Birkeland Surname
Approximately 6,557 people bear this surname
Birkeland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 4,966 | 1:1,035 | 83 |
| United States | 1,237 | 1:293,014 | 27,158 |
| Denmark | 117 | 1:48,245 | 4,995 |
| Canada | 66 | 1:558,267 | 46,632 |
| Sweden | 64 | 1:153,856 | 10,752 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Birkeland Demographics
Average Birkeland Salary in
United States
$46,272 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Birkeland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Birkeland Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Birkeland (Russian: Биркеланд) is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Birkeland? popularity and diffusion
The surname Birkeland is the 74,948th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,111,415 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Birkeland live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequently held in Norway, where it is held by 4,966 people, or 1 in 1,035. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 53 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 22 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 20 percent reside. Not including Norway Birkeland occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Denmark, where 2 percent reside.
Birkeland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Birkeland has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 24,740 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Birkeland Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Birkeland are 1.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.15% being registered with the political party.
The amount Birkeland earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning 370,770 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.24% more than the national average, earning $46,272 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.74% less than the national average, earning $42,857 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Birkeland Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Birkeland in the Russian language | ||
| Биркеланд | birkeland | - |
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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 Birkeland
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