Bjerve Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjerve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjerve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway861:59,7948,537
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Bjerve Last Name Facts

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

Bjerve occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjerve? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,007,164th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. Bjerve occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Bjerve reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 59,794. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 53 percent live, Central Norway, where 44 percent live and Northern Norway, where 1 percent live. Other than Norway this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Singapore, where 1 percent live.

Bjerve Last Name Statistics demography

Bjerve earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 19.41% more than the national average, earning 413,266 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjerved9248/
Bjerver927/
Bjerva83167/
Bjerwe8310/
Bjarve837/
Bjørve833/
Björve833/
Bajerav7758/
Bajerov774/
Bjervøy771/
Bajerová711,457/
Bajerova7121/
Pujervie7118/
Bojerová7111/
Bhojerav716/
Bhajerav715/
Bajerovå711/
Bajirave711/
Pjerov6718/
Bjerby6714/
Bajrov672/
Bierva672/
Bierwe672/
Bierbe671/
Bjarov671/

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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 Bjerve
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