Björke Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Finland

Björke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Björke Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden691:142,70710,073
Finland421:130,87412,452
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Björke Last Name Facts

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

Björke is found most frequently in Sweden. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Björke.

How Common Is The Last Name Björke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,683,218th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname Björke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Björke live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Björke is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 142,707. In Sweden Björke is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 30 percent live, Gävleborg County, where 29 percent live and Dalarna County, where 19 percent live. Besides Sweden this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 36 percent live and Czechia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Björcke9236/
Björkhed8619/
Björåker865/
Bjarke83137/
Björkehed8011/
Björkåker802/
Bjoerke778/
Bjärkhed7120/
Bjäråker716/
Bjarki676/
Bsarke673/
Bjarkehøj672/
Björkqist671/
Beorke670/
Björkquist63184/
Bjarkøy6283/
Bjarkoy6212/
Björquist5315/
Bsarki501/
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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 Björke
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