Bjornstad Surname

287,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjornstad Surname User-submission:

This is a Norwegian surname, denoting a person that came from Bjørnstad ('bear's city'), multiple locations in Norway, most likely referring to the region of Eastern Norway, or south-eastern Norway as a whole.

Bjornstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1741:308,73828,337
Canada701:526,36644,416
Norway351:146,92218,432
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England51:11,143,612252,590
France51:13,284,544357,392
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

The alternate forms: Björnstad (119) are calculated separately.

Bjornstad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Norwegian surname, denoting a person that came from Bjørnstad ('bear's city'), multiple locations in Norway, most likely referring to the region of Eastern Norway, or south-eastern Norway as a whole.

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Bjornstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bjornstad is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Björnstad. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjornstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 287,725th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,462,928 people. The last name Bjornstad occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Bjornstad reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,174 people, or 1 in 308,738. In The United States it is mostly found in: Washington, where 12 percent live, North Dakota, where 11 percent live and Minnesota, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent live and Norway, where 3 percent live.

Bjornstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bjornstad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bjornstad last name rose 4,193 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bjornstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bjornstad surname are 0.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.39% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bjornstad earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 114.29% more than the national average, earning R 509,232 per year; in United States they earn 4.98% more than the national average, earning $45,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.62% less than the national average, earning $43,413 CAD per year.

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