Bjerkman Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjerkman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjerkman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden191:518,25037,550
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Norway121:428,52437,411
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Bjerkman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bjerkman occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bjerkman.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjerkman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,776,799th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Bjerkman reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Bjerkman is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 518,250. In Sweden Bjerkman is mostly concentrated in: Gävleborg County, where 37 percent are found, Värmland County, where 21 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Norway, where 24 percent are found.

Bjerkman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bjerkman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bjerkman last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bjerkman Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bjerkman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.8% less than the national average, earning 260,266 kr per year and in United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

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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 Bjerkman
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