Bjerk Surname

423,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjerk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3781:958,88671,403
Norway3521:14,6091,713
Denmark441:128,28911,616
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Bjerk Last Name Facts

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

Bjerk occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjerk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bjerk is the 423,328th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 8,908,980 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Bjerk are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 378 people, or 1 in 958,886. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 30 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 7 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 43 percent are found and Denmark, where 5 percent are found.

Bjerk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bjerk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bjerk last name expanded 3,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bjerk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bjerk are 2.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Bjerk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.38% less than the national average, earning 330,930 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.18% more than the national average, earning $46,247 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjerke917,668/
Bjerck9192/
Bjerkø9125/
Bjierk913/
Bjerks913/
Bjerkås83300/
Bjercke83240/
Bjerkøe8324/
Bjierke831/
Bjerkke830/
Bjerg802,407/
Bierk8084/
Bierke73143/
Bierck7334/
Bjergø7321/
Bjergg732/
Pjerke731/
Byerke731/
Bjirke730/
Bieerk730/
Bgerke730/
Bierks730/
Bjergsø6716/
Høbjerg675/
Biercks671/
Byerkova621/
Bierkowa621/
Boeijirk620/
Vierk60415/
Bierg6047/
Bierc6046/
Biirk6011/
Bjyrc602/
Byerg601/
Vjerg601/
Bsrek601/
Biérke555/
Biergt552/
Biherc551/
Biirke551/
Bierque50113/

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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 Bjerk
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