Bjerkander Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Bjerkander Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 43 | 1:228,994 | 15,912 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Bjerkander Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bjerkander Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bjerkander occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bjerkander? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bjerkander is the 2,718,172nd most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Bjerkander reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 228,994. In Sweden Bjerkander is mostly found in: Västra Götaland County, where 60 percent reside, Jönköping County, where 16 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Sweden this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Belgium, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bjrkander | 95 | 3 | / |
| Bjoerkander | 95 | 0 | / |
| Björkander | 90 | 287 | / |
| Bjorkander | 90 | 25 | / |
| Bjørkander | 90 | 6 | / |
| Bejrachandra | 64 | 5 | / |
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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 Bjerkander
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