Birkenes Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Birkenes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birkenes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3811:13,4971,549
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Birkenes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Birkenes is found most frequently in Norway. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birkenes? popularity and diffusion

Birkenes is the 712,393rd most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 17,731,255 people. Birkenes is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Birkenes are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly used in Norway, where it is held by 381 people, or 1 in 13,497. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 39 percent live, Southern Norway, where 34 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 25 percent live. Aside from Norway this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Birkenes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Birkenes last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Birkenes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.68% more than the national average, earning 389,947 kr per year; in United States they earn 61.36% less than the national average, earning $16,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.76% less than the national average, earning $38,870 CAD 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 Birkenes
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