Björketun Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Björketun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Björketun 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
Sweden591:166,89411,603
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Bjorketun (4) are calculated separately.

Björketun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Björketun is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Bjorketun. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Björketun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Björketun are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Björketun is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 166,894. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 34 percent are found, Östergötland County, where 20 percent are found and Jönköping County, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Sweden this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 2 percent are found.

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
Bjorketun964/
Bjerketun895/
Bjørketun893/
Bjerktun828/
Bjørktun821/
Björkheden746/
Bjørgtun711/
Bjerkheden634/

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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 Björketun
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