Bjertnes Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjertnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjertnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1981:25,9713,506
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Bjertnes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bjertnes is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjertnes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bjertnes is the 1,014,722nd most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. Bjertnes occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Bjertnes live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Bjertnes is most common in Norway, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 25,971. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 90 percent live, Western Norway, where 5 percent live and Central Norway, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Norway Bjertnes occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Switzerland, where 8 percent live.

Bjertnes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bjertnes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bjertnes last name expanded 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bjertnes Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bjertnes earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.92% more than the national average, earning 373,473 kr per year and in United States they earn 18.42% less than the national average, earning $35,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjertness9485/
Bjertnaes945/
Bjertnæs88135/
Bjartnes8864/
Bjertner8826/
Bjertans881/

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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 Bjertnes
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