Bjorlie Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bjorlie Surname User-submission:

Some Scandinavian families entering America used their home location in Norway instead of their patronymic name (examples: Larsen, Hansen, Johnson). Bjorli is a town in Lesja, Oppland, part of the Gudbandsdal Valley of north central Norway.

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Bjorlie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Bjorlie Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Some Scandinavian families entering America used their home location in Norway instead of their patronymic name (examples: Larsen, Hansen, Johnson). Bjorli is a town in Lesja, Oppland, part of the Gudbandsdal Valley of north central Norway. Most of the Bjorli or Bjorlie families settled in what is now Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota during the mid to late 1800s.

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Bjorlie Last Name Facts

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

Bjorlie is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjorlie? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,537,949th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Bjorlie live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 2,704,917. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 23 percent reside, Texas, where 13 percent reside and North Dakota, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Bolivia, where 1 percent reside.

Bjorlie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bjorlie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bjorlie surname rose 13,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bjorlie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bjorlie last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Bjorlie earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.81% more than the national average, earning $49,540 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjorli9253/
Bjorle921/
Bjorler860/
Bjarle779/
Bjurle774/
Bjorly771/
Bjurlid7112/
Bjurler718/
Bujurle711/
Whorlie710/
Beorley710/
Bhujurle671/
Beorelli671/
Bayorley671/
Biorelli671/

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