Bjerkset Surname

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

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjerkset Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjerkset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway491:104,94514,093

Bjerkset Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bjerkset is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjerkset? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,776,799th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjerkset are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Bjerkset is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 104,945. In Norway Bjerkset is most prevalent in: Central Norway, where 98 percent live and Western Norway, where 2 percent live.

Bjerkset Last Name Statistics demography

Bjerkset earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 19.3% less than the national average, earning 279,303 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjerkeset94182/
Bjerkseth9489/
Bjerksett9410/
Bjerkesett892/
Bjerkesti8213/
Bjärkse8010/
Bjørkesett7833/
Björk Satta631/
Bjurquist5986/
Björquist5915/
Bjorquist592/
Bjorguist590/
Björck Sciuto572/

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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 Bjerkset
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis