Bjerka Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Bjerka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 49 | 1:104,945 | 14,093 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
Bjerka Demographics
Average Bjerka Salary in
Norway
396,486 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Bjerka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bjerka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bjerka is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bjerka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjerka live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Bjerka is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 104,945. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 39 percent reside, Western Norway, where 33 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 24 percent reside. Excluding Norway this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bjerkas | 92 | 4 | / |
| Bjerkaas | 86 | 184 | / |
| Bjerke | 83 | 7,668 | / |
| Bierka | 83 | 246 | / |
| Bjerky | 83 | 33 | / |
| Bjerki | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bjercke | 77 | 240 | / |
| Bierkat | 77 | 63 | / |
| Bjerkøe | 77 | 24 | / |
| Bjerkos | 77 | 21 | / |
| Bjerkøy | 77 | 14 | / |
| Byerkat | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bierkau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bjierke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bierkaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bjerkke | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bjerkeås | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bierke | 67 | 143 | / |
| Bierca | 67 | 123 | / |
| Bierko | 67 | 88 | / |
| Vherka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vjerke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Byerke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vierka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bierki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bgerke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bjirke | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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