Björkgren Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Finland

Björkgren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Björkgren 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
Sweden1761:55,9474,335
Finland1381:39,8315,027
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Bjorkgren (85) are calculated separately.

Björkgren Last Name Facts

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

Björkgren occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Bjorkgren. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Björkgren? popularity and diffusion

The surname Björkgren is the 860,770th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Björkgren are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Björkgren is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 55,947. In Sweden Björkgren is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 34 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 18 percent reside and Örebro County, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Sweden it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 44 percent reside and China, where 0 percent reside.

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
Bjorkgren9685/
Björkegren95448/
Bjrkgren944/
Björgren943/
Björngren8917/
Bjrkegren899/
Bjørkgren891/
Björngreen8413/
Bjorkegren8412/
Bjerkegren847/
Bjørkegren841/
Björk Grahn801/
Bjärengren746/
Björkcrona742/
Björk Gruneau731/
Bjerke Gran702/
Björk Krohn701/
Bjärgrim5919/
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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 Björkgren
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