Bjerkeset Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjerkeset Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjerkeset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1431:35,9605,095
United States391:9,293,819392,288

Bjerkeset Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bjerkeset is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bjerkeset click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjerkeset? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,263,456th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Bjerkeset reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 35,960. In Norway it is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 64 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 24 percent live and Central Norway, where 12 percent live. Apart from Norway this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live.

Bjerkeset Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bjerkeset last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bjerkeset earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning 344,764 kr per year and in United States they earn 23.57% more than the national average, earning $53,319 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjerkeseth95113/
Bjerkesett952/
Bjerkset9449/
Bjerkesti8913/
Bjerksett8910/
Bjørkesett8433/
Bierkesett841/
Bjerkesjø781/
Björk Satta601/
Bjurquist5686/
Björquist5615/
Bjorquist562/
Bjorguist560/
Björck Sciuto552/

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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 Bjerkeset
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