Bjerkén Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Bjerkén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 31 | 1:317,637 | 22,171 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
The alternate forms: Bjerken (329) are calculated separately.
Bjerkén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bjerkén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bjerkén is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Bjerken. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bjerkén? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,432,070th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjerkén live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Bjerkén is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 317,637. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Skåne County, where 35 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 32 percent are found and Gävleborg County, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Sweden this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Bjerkén
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