Bjorvig Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bjorvig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjorvig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Bjorvig Last Name Facts

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

Bjorvig is found most in South Africa. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjorvig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Bjorvig is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Bjorvig live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Bjorvig is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 80 percent are found and North West, where 20 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Bjorvig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bjorvig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bjorvig last name declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjorvik8652/
Bjørvig8643/
Bjervig8618/
Bjoarvik8018/
Bjoervik801/
Bjrvik776/
Bjørvik71490/
Bjørvåg716/
Bjervik716/
Björvik712/
Bjarvåg711/
Bjoruik711/
Bajrović671,450/
Bajrovic67207/
Bjurevik6715/
Bajroviq673/
Björevik672/
Bajrovič672/
Bajrovik672/
Bajraovic631/
Bhajrovhic591/
Bjorbekk5314/
Pejrovic531/
Bujarfki531/
Beharvic531/
Bajerovký502/
Pjerrovic501/

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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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  • 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 Bjorvig
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