Bjarni Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Iceland

Bjarni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjarni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bjarni (2,220) may also be a first name.

Bjarni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bjarni is found in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Bjarni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjarni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Bjarni occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Bjarni are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in Scandinavia. Bjarni is also the 158,668th most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 2,220 people.

It is most common in Denmark, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,881,572. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 100 percent reside. Beside Denmark Bjarni exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 11 percent reside and Iceland, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bijgarni8620/
Baijarni862/
Bjarne8377/
Björni8343/
Bjorni834/
Biarni831/
Bijgarnni806/
Bjarner7761/
Bjarnaa7715/
Beharni779/
Bjarnøy779/
Bijarne777/
Bjarnøe776/
Bjarned775/
Wijarni774/
Bjarnes771/
Biarnais7151/
Biarnois7117/
Wijiarni714/
Bijarney712/
Béarnais712/
Biharnei711/
Bearne67702/
Wiarni67516/
Björne67108/
Viarni6798/
Bjorne6789/
Biarne6761/
Bjärne6739/
Byorni6710/
Bjarnehed679/
Bjorna679/

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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 Bjarni
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