Bjark Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjark Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjark Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway91:571,36544,190
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Bjark Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bjark is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjark? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Bjark reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 571,365. In Norway Bjark is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent are found. Besides Norway it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Bjark Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bjark has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bjark Last Name Statistics demography

Bjark earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Norway they earn 67.47% more than the national average, earning 579,583 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjarke91137/
Bjarkø9141/
Bjarkå918/
Bjzark911/
Bjarkås832/
Björk8013,002/
Bjork805,496/
Bjarg806/
Beark804/
Björck731,118/
Bjorke73211/
Bjorck73139/
Bjoerk7331/
Björkå7310/
Bajork737/
Åbjörk735/
Bujork732/
Pjarks731/
Bijork731/
Bjorks730/
Byarck730/
Björcke6736/
Björkås6722/
Bjoerck671/
Bjorcke671/

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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 Bjark
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