Birkeland Surname

74,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Birkeland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birkeland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4,9661:1,03583
United States1,2371:293,01427,158
Denmark1171:48,2454,995
Canada661:558,26746,632
Sweden641:153,85610,752
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
France41:16,605,680368,153
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Macau11:601,6301,582
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beirkeland952/
Birkelan940/
Berkeland89174/
Byrkeland8922/
Wirkeland897/
Bjørkeland8445/
Birkelein782/
Berkaland781/
Berkelyan781/
Verkeilan670/
Bercelon591/
Vercelant561/

Birkeland Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Birkeland in the Russian language
Биркеландbirkeland-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Birkeland
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