Bjerka Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjerka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjerka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway491:104,94514,093
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759

Bjerka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bjerka is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjerka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjerka are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 104,945. In Norway Bjerka is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 39 percent reside, Western Norway, where 33 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 24 percent reside. Not including Norway this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 6 percent reside.

Bjerka Last Name Statistics demography

Bjerka earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 14.56% more than the national average, earning 396,486 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjerkas924/
Bjerkaas86184/
Bjerke837,668/
Bierka83246/
Bjerky8333/
Bjerki831/
Bjercke77240/
Bierkat7763/
Bjerkøe7724/
Bjerkos7721/
Bjerkøy7714/
Byerkat774/
Bierkau772/
Bjierke771/
Bierkaa771/
Bjerkke770/
Bjerkeås711/
Bierke67143/
Bierca67123/
Bierko6788/
Vherka671/
Vjerke671/
Byerke671/
Vierka671/
Bierki671/
Bgerke670/
Bjirke670/

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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 Bjerka
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