Björkell Surname
Approximately 284 people bear this surname
Björkell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 248 | 1:22,164 | 3,110 |
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Bjorkell (3) are calculated separately.
Björkell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Björkell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Björkell is found in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Bjorkell. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Björkell? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 928,396th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Björkell live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most numerous in Finland, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 22,164. In Finland it is most common in: Uusimaa, where 56 percent live, Ostrobothnia, where 33 percent live and Southwest Finland, where 8 percent live. Barring Finland this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 12 percent live and Denmark, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorkell | 96 | 3 | / |
| Bjurkell | 88 | 13 | / |
| Bjerkell | 88 | 12 | / |
| Björkelo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Björkwall | 82 | 43 | / |
| Björkhäll | 82 | 13 | / |
| Björkhill | 82 | 9 | / |
| Björkil | 80 | 19 | / |
| Björkli | 80 | 11 | / |
| Bjarkel | 80 | 6 | / |
| Björkly | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bjerkeli | 75 | 361 | / |
| Bjerkely | 75 | 94 | / |
| Bjørkelo | 75 | 63 | / |
| Bjørkeli | 75 | 42 | / |
| Bjerkelo | 75 | 20 | / |
| Bjurkull | 75 | 17 | / |
| Bjorkelo | 75 | 15 | / |
| Björklou | 75 | 4 | / |
| Björkled | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bjørkely | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bjorkeli | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bjerkhoel | 71 | 67 | / |
| Bjerkelia | 71 | 11 | / |
| Bjerkelie | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bjarekull | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bjärekull | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bjørkli | 67 | 559 | / |
| Bjerkli | 67 | 293 | / |
| Bjørkly | 67 | 75 | / |
| Bjarkli | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bjorkli | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bjørklo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bjurklo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bjorkly | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bjerkly | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bjorkil | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Björkell
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