Bjercke Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjercke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjercke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2141:24,0293,163
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Bjercke Last Name Facts

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

Bjercke is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjercke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bjercke is the 1,044,719th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Bjercke are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 24,029. In Norway it is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 93 percent are found, Western Norway, where 4 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 1 percent are found. Not including Norway this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Bjercke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bjercke last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Bjercke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 17.69% more than the national average, earning 407,313 kr per year and in United States they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $47,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjerke927,668/
Bjerck9292/
Bjerkøe8624/
Bjerche866/
Bjierke861/
Bjerkke860/
Bjerk83818/
Bjerkeås801/
Bierce77621/
Bierke77143/
Bjerka7752/
Bierck7734/
Bjerky7733/
Bjerkø7725/
Bjerks773/
Bjierk773/
Pjerke771/
Vjerke771/
Bjerki771/
Byerke771/
Bgerke770/
Bjirke770/
Bjerkås71300/
Bierker7138/
Viercke7128/
Bjerkøy7114/
Biercks711/
Bjerg672,407/
Bierk6784/
Bierc6746/
Bjyrc672/

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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 Bjercke
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