Bjorgan Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Bjorgan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjorgan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1661:221,96121,363
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bjorgan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bjorgan is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bjorgan.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjorgan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 816,514th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Bjorgan are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in Canada, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 221,961. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Alberta, where 37 percent are found, British Columbia, where 31 percent are found and Ontario, where 28 percent are found. Apart from Canada this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 48 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Bjorgan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bjorgan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bjorgan surname rose 8,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bjorgan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bjorgan last name are 6.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bjorgan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.06% more than the national average, earning $46,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.51% less than the national average, earning $45,950 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjoergan931/
Bjorggan931/
Bjoran9218/
Bojoran86109/
Biorgan864/
Bujoran862/
Bajoran861/
Bjorang861/
Bejoran861/
Bjorgam861/
Bjargan860/
Bujorean80636/
Bjorasen801/
Bioran772/
Beoran770/
Bujoreann751/
Bayoran71343/
Bijaran715/
Buyoran714/
Beotran712/
Biotran711/
Bjorgom711/
Beargan710/
Buyurgan67717/
Bijarane67165/
Bujharan675/
Bijarang674/
Bjaharan671/
Bejharan671/
Vjorgont671/

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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 Bjorgan
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