Bjerch Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjerch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjerch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway121:428,52437,411
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Bjerch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bjerch is most common in Norway. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bjerch click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjerch? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bjerch is the 5,213,395th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Bjerch live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia.

Bjerch is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 428,524. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 92 percent are found and Western Norway, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent are found and Scotland, where 7 percent are found.

Bjerch Last Name Statistics demography

Bjerch earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Norway they earn 53.4% more than the national average, earning 530,886 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bijerch926/
Bjerche926/
Bierch8338/
Biersch77103/
Bäersch771/
Bjers73112/
Bierc7346/
Bjyrc732/
Biersche711/
Bierce67621/
Biercz6725/
Bjerså678/
Wierch673/
Bierci673/
Biherc671/
Bijers670/

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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 Bjerch
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