Bjornsdottir Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Bjornsdottir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjornsdottir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland1121:3,394472
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Denmark81:705,58939,626
England71:7,959,723202,100
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Björnsdottir (47), Bjornsdóttir (1), Björnsdóttir (2,292), Björnsdôttir (2) & Björnsdöttir (1) are calculated separately.

Bjornsdottir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bjornsdottir is most common in Iceland. It can also be rendered as a variant: Björnsdottir, Bjornsdóttir, Björnsdóttir, Björnsdôttir or Björnsdöttir. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjornsdottir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,369,340th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Bjornsdottir reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 76 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly held in Iceland, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 3,394. In Iceland Bjornsdottir is primarily found in: Capital Region, where 87 percent live, Northeastern Region, where 6 percent live and Southern Peninsula, where 4 percent live. Beside Iceland this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Denmark, where 5 percent live.

Bjornsdottir Last Name Statistics demography

Bjornsdottir earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.56% more than the national average, earning $52,021 USD per year.

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