Bjor Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway571:90,21612,446
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Bjor (19) may also be a first name.

Bjor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bjor is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bjor.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bjor is the 2,136,387th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname Bjor occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Bjor live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in Scandinavia. Bjor is also the 2,523,061st most common given name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 90,216. In Norway Bjor is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 98 percent are found and Western Norway, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Norway this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.

Bjor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bjor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bjor surname increased 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bjor Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bjor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning 350,125 kr per year and in United States they earn 55.69% more than the national average, earning $67,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bujor899,389/
Bajor895,645/
Bojor891,137/
Bejor89116/
Bijor8985/
Bjorå8973/
Bjour8968/
Bjore8963/
Bjord897/
Bhjor891/
Bjoir891/
Bjorø891/
Bjoer891/
Bjort890/
Bjorr890/
Bijore80368/
Bhujor80280/
Bijoor80205/
Bijour8070/
Bijord8064/
Bajorh8024/
Bejour8017/
Bijotr804/
Bojour804/
Bujour803/
Bujoor801/
Bhijor801/
Bijjor801/
Baajor801/
Bajorz801/
Bajgor801/
Boojor801/
Bejorh801/
Bjorth800/
Bior7553,045/
Bjur75602/
Bjar75124/
Beor75101/
Bsor7594/
Byor755/
Pjor751/
Vjor751/
Wjor751/
Boijort7324/
Boujour736/
Baujour735/
Bjeheor734/
Bajgour734/
Beijour732/
Bajjour732/
Baijore731/
Bajjore731/
Bijootr731/
Bajjord731/
Bayor6710,434/
Biore671,365/
Bijar671,018/
Bjuhr67615/
Bijur67509/
Bzour67488/
Biour67446/
Biord67390/
Bzoor67359/
Beyor67322/
Baior67135/
Boyur67104/
Beord67100/
Beeor6763/
Behor6749/
Bojór6748/
Biort6745/
Bujur6743/
Bihor6735/
Wejor6735/
Bojur6731/
Bhior6728/
Bjare6723/
Beoir6717/
Byord6712/
Boujoure6711/
Bjart6711/
Buyor6710/
Boyor6710/
Bejur678/
Beore676/
Wajor675/
Bjurå675/
Bjarå674/
Bioar674/
Byhor674/
Bjure673/
Bjuur673/
Bjhar673/
Beoer672/
Byore672/
Beior672/
Bjjar672/
Vijor672/
Wojor672/
Byort671/
Beoor671/
Vojor671/
Bioor671/
Wijor671/
Wujor671/
Buior671/
Bhjar671/
Bchor671/
Beour671/
Boior671/

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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 Bjor
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