Bjerkeng Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjerkeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjerkeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway851:60,4978,623
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Bjerkeng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bjerkeng occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjerkeng? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,860,621st most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Bjerkeng reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly used in Norway, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 60,497. In Norway Bjerkeng is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 53 percent reside, Northern Norway, where 22 percent reside and Western Norway, where 11 percent reside. Other than Norway Bjerkeng is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Sweden, where 4 percent reside.

Bjerkeng Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bjerkeng has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bjerkeng last name rose 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bjerkeng Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bjerkeng surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bjerkeng earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 8.85% less than the national average, earning 315,459 kr per year and in United States they earn 21.55% more than the national average, earning $52,446 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjerken93329/
Bjerking8886/
Bjerkøen8820/
Bjerkings820/
Bjerkem8054/
Bjerkén8033/
Bjerkne8014/
Bierken804/
Bjerkin800/
Bjärkäng753/
Bsirken673/
Bierkin672/
Bierchen6332/
Wierking631/
Vierking631/
Bierchenk590/
Byerkinova5622/
Bierchin500/

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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 Bjerkeng
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