Bjork Surname

87,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Bjork Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Birch.

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Bjork Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0371:71,9598,324
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Sweden981:100,4777,289
England531:1,051,28451,324
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Iceland151:25,3391,935
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Finland121:458,05828,977
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
France61:11,070,454349,096
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

Bjork (128) may also be a first name.

Bjork Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Birch.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'birch', as in the tree.

- mbjork

Bjork Last Name Facts

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

Bjork occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjork? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 87,519th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,325,973 people. The surname Bjork occurs predominantly 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. Bjork is also the 821,896th most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 128 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 5,037 people, or 1 in 71,959. In The United States Bjork is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 14 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Nevada, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Bjork occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Bjork Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bjork has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bjork 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.28% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjorke91211/
Bjorck91139/
Bjoerk9131/
Bajork917/
Bujork912/
Bijork911/
Bjorks910/
Bjoerck831/
Bjorcke831/
Biork8041/
Bjorg8037/
Byork8031/
Bjark8011/
Bsork801/
Vjork801/
Pjork801/
Beork800/
Bjarke73137/
Bjarkø7341/
Biorck7312/
Bjarkå738/
Bojorq732/
Biorke731/
Bujorg731/
Bujurk731/
Bjzark731/
Biorks730/
Beorke730/
Bjorgs730/
Byorke730/
Beyork730/
Bjarkås672/
Bojorqu671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bjork
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