Björck Surname

331,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Björck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Björck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,0691:9,211832
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Norway121:428,52437,411
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malta11:430,2723,380
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Björck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Björck is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Björck? popularity and diffusion

It is the 331,076th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,518,377 people. Björck is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Björck live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 1,069 people, or 1 in 9,211. In Sweden Björck is most common in: Stockholm County, where 26 percent are found, Skåne County, where 19 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent are found. Besides Sweden this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 1 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Björck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Björck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Björck last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Björck Last Name Statistics demography

Björck earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 32.8% less than the national average, earning 232,571 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Björcke9236/
Björk9113,002/
Biörck8341/
Björkå8310/
Åbjörk835/
Björkås7722/
Bjoerck771/
Biörk7318/
Bjark7311/
Björg731/
Bjarkø6741/
Bjoerk6731/
Björkehed6711/
Bjarkå678/
Bjarg556/
Beork550/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Björck
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