Bjork Surname
Approximately 5,496 people bear this surname
Bjork Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,037 | 1:71,959 | 8,324 |
| Canada | 127 | 1:290,123 | 26,993 |
| Sweden | 98 | 1:100,477 | 7,289 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Iceland | 15 | 1:25,339 | 1,935 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 108 | 1:464,988 | 33,280 |
Bjork (128) may also be a first name.
Bjork Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Swedish) Birch.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'birch', as in the tree.
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Bjork Political Affiliation
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Bjork Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bjork Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bjork is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bjork? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 87,519th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,325,973 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Bjork are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 821,896th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 128 people.
Bjork is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 5,037 people, or 1 in 71,959. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 14 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Nevada, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.
Bjork Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bjork has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 4,664 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,325 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bjork Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bjork surname are 2.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.28% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bjork earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $46,113 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.33% less than the national average, earning $45,544 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorke | 91 | 211 | / |
| Bjorck | 91 | 139 | / |
| Bjoerk | 91 | 31 | / |
| Bajork | 91 | 7 | / |
| Bujork | 91 | 2 | / |
| Bijork | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bjorks | 91 | 0 | / |
| Bjoerck | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bjorcke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Biork | 80 | 41 | / |
| Bjorg | 80 | 37 | / |
| Byork | 80 | 31 | / |
| Bjark | 80 | 11 | / |
| Bsork | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vjork | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pjork | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beork | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bjarke | 73 | 137 | / |
| Bjarkø | 73 | 41 | / |
| Biorck | 73 | 12 | / |
| Bjarkå | 73 | 8 | / |
| Bojorq | 73 | 2 | / |
| Biorke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bujorg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bujurk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bjzark | 73 | 1 | / |
| Biorks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Beorke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bjorgs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Byorke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Beyork | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bjarkås | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bojorqu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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