Bjelke Surname

535,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjelke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjelke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2131:46,2293,613
Norway1391:36,9955,231
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Denmark881:64,1446,446
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Andorra11:83,8382,381
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Bjelke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bjelke is found most in Sweden. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjelke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 535,476th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 12,105,558 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Bjelke are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Bjelke is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 46,229. In Sweden Bjelke is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 23 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 22 percent are found and Jönköping County, where 15 percent are found. Besides Sweden it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 23 percent are found.

Bjelke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bjelke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bjelke surname expanded 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bjelke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bjelke last name are 5.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.17% registered with the political party.

The amount Bjelke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.46% more than the national average, earning 403,048 kr per year; in Peru they earn 982.06% more than the national average, earning S/. 209,758 per year; in United States they earn 17.66% more than the national average, earning $50,771 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.71% more than the national average, earning $63,450 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjelker925/
Bjelk91116/
Bjelkhed864/
Bielke831,404/
Bjelka8370/
Bjälke836/
Bjelki832/
Bjælke831/
Bjelkåker802/
Bjelkås7714/
Bielkie778/
Bielcke771/
Bielkee770/
Bielk7338/
Bjelková7124/
Bjelkova712/
Bielka67527/
Bielki673/
Bielce671/
Bhslke671/

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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 Bjelke
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