Birkelund Surname
Approximately 1,347 people bear this surname
Birkelund Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 740 | 1:6,949 | 699 |
| Denmark | 490 | 1:11,520 | 1,100 |
| United States | 69 | 1:5,253,028 | 264,570 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Birkelund Demographics
Average Birkelund Salary in
United States
$41,782 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Birkelund Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Birkelund Come From? nationality or country of origin
Birkelund occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Birkelund? popularity and diffusion
It is the 285,461st most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,410,205 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Birkelund live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 740 people, or 1 in 6,949. In Norway Birkelund is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 47 percent reside, Western Norway, where 26 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 22 percent reside. Besides Norway this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 36 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Birkelund Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Birkelund are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Birkelund earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 9.96% less than the national average, earning 311,603 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.17% less than the national average, earning $41,782 USD per year.
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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 Birkelund
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