Bjelk Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Bjelk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Bjelk 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
Sweden961:102,5707,427
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England11:55,718,059489,080
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Bjelk Demographics

Bjelk Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 10 (2014)

United States
Average

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Bjelk Last Name Facts

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

Bjelk is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Bjelk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjelk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bjelk is the 1,691,963rd most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Bjelk reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 102,570. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Skåne County, where 86 percent are found, Kronoberg County, where 8 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Bjelk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bjelk are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Bjelk earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year.

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
Bjelke91602/
Bjelkås8314/
Bielk8038/
Bjelková7724/
Bjelkova772/
Bielke731,404/
Bjälke736/
Bjælke731/
Bieglik6729/
Bělk675/
Bielcke671/
Bslk671/
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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 Bjelk
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