Bjarnarsson Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Iceland

Bjarnarsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bjarnarsson Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Bjarnarsson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bjarnarsson has its highest incidence in Norway. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjarnarsson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjarnarsson live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Bjarnarsson is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,714,095. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 100 percent reside. Other than Norway this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Iceland, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjarnarson95197/
Bjarnþórsson872/
Bjørnersen6712/

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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 Bjarnarsson
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