Bjaaland Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjaaland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjaaland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1411:36,4705,159
Denmark651:86,8428,367
Sweden261:378,72126,697
United States211:17,259,949572,238
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Laos41:1,647,081888
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bjaaland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bjaaland is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjaaland? popularity and diffusion

It is the 966,131st most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Bjaaland reside; 87 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 36,470. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 92 percent live, Southern Norway, where 4 percent live and Central Norway, where 2 percent live. Beside Norway this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 24 percent live and Sweden, where 10 percent live.

Bjaaland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bjaaland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bjaaland last name expanded 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bjaaland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bjaaland last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bjaaland earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.95% less than the national average, earning 311,633 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 77.13% less than the national average, earning R 54,336 per year and in United States they earn 7.12% more than the national average, earning $46,221 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjaland9315/
Bjoland8066/
Bealand8049/
Bjalane8010/
Bjalang809/
Bijalan802/
Byaland801/
Baijhaland781/
Beauland7530/
Bajoland7513/
Bijalain751/
Bjeiland751/
Bealeand750/
Bialan7165/
Bjalon7118/
Bealan712/
Bsailan6758/
Bioland6738/
Whaland6729/
Beaulan6723/
Bayolan6710/
Bijalon6710/
Byalane673/
Bialane672/
Vealand672/
Bijalasing671/
Byoland671/
Beallan671/
Bialant671/
Vijalan671/
Bajolan671/
Bojolan671/
Bihalan671/
Bialang671/
Wialand670/
Bealean670/

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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 Bjaaland
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