Bjarnesen Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Bjarnesen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjarnesen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Norway161:321,39331,311
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010

Bjarnesen Last Name Facts

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

Bjarnesen is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjarnesen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,106,139th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. Bjarnesen is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Bjarnesen live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Bjarnesen is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 182,088. In Denmark Bjarnesen is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 39 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 32 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 26 percent live. Besides Denmark this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Bjarnesen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bjarnesen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 34.16% less than the national average, earning 227,860 kr per year and in United States they earn 28.12% less than the national average, earning $31,014 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biarnesen8951/
Bjarneson8925/
Bjarnasen891/
Bjarnesson8413/
Bjornisen783/
Bjärnesand747/
Bjarnasson745/
Björnesson744/
Björnasson632/
Wuiarnesson601/
Byornasson530/

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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 Bjarnesen
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