Bjerkesti Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjerkesti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjerkesti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway131:395,56035,657

Bjerkesti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bjerkesti is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjerkesti? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bjerkesti is the 5,391,485th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Bjerkesti occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjerkesti are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 395,560. In Norway Bjerkesti is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent are found.

Bjerkesti Last Name Statistics demography

Bjerkesti earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.91% less than the national average, earning 301,413 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjerkeset89182/
Bjerkesett842/
Bjerkset8249/
Bjerksett7810/
Bjerketer781/
Bjørkesett7433/
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
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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 Bjerkesti
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