Bjerkem Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjerkem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjerkem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway531:97,02413,264
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Bjerkem Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Bjerkem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,635,433rd most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjerkem are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Bjerkem is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 97,024. In Norway it is most frequent in: Central Norway, where 58 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 42 percent are found. Barring Norway this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Bjerkem Last Name Statistics demography

Bjerkem earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.84% more than the national average, earning 380,136 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjerkhem931/
Bjerkheim8815/
Bjerken86329/
Bjerkne8614/
Bjerkeng8099/
Bjerkøen8020/
Bjerkén7133/
Bierken714/
Bjerkin710/
Bjerking6786/
Bsirken573/
Bierkin572/
Bierchen5332/
Bjärkäng533/

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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 Bjerkem
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