Bjerkseth Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjerkseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bjerkseth Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway741:69,4909,776
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
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Bjerkseth Demographics

Average Bjerkseth Salary in
Canada

$49,701 CAD

Per year
Rank:
130,409 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
6.39656E-5
Rank: 118,903 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
100.04%
Sample size: 7 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

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Bjerkseth Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Bjerkseth? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,980,395th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Bjerkseth live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Bjerkseth is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 69,490. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 89 percent reside, Southern Norway, where 8 percent reside and Central Norway, where 1 percent reside. Not including Norway this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent reside.

Bjerkseth Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bjerkseth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.77% less than the national average, earning 315,718 kr per year and in Canada they earn 0.04% more than the national average, earning $49,701 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjerkeseth95113/
Bjerkset9449/
Bjerksett8910/
Bjørkseth898/
Bjärkse7510/

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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 Bjerkseth
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