Bjorksten Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Bjorksten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjorksten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia761:355,20729,862
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
China21:683,660,78330,601
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Björksten (189) & Björkstén (36) are calculated separately.

Bjorksten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bjorksten occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Björksten or Björkstén. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjorksten? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,551,568th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. Bjorksten is mostly found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Bjorksten live; 57 percent live in Australasia and 57 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most commonly used in Australia, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 355,207. In Australia Bjorksten is primarily found in: Victoria, where 66 percent are found, Queensland, where 17 percent are found and New South Wales, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Australia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Bjorksten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bjorksten last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the party.

Bjorksten earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.96% more than the national average, earning $69,882 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Björksten96189/
Bjorkstein953/
Björkstén9336/
Biorksten891/
Björkesten847/
Bjerkestuen8057/
Bjørgstein742/
Björkestan741/

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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 Bjorksten
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