Björkhem Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Björkhem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 64 | 1:153,856 | 10,752 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Bjorkhem (1) are calculated separately.
Björkhem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Björkhem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Björkhem is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Bjorkhem. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Björkhem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,185,341st most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Björkhem is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Björkhem reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname Björkhem is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 153,856. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 28 percent live, Blekinge County, where 27 percent live and Skåne County, where 23 percent live. Not including Sweden Björkhem is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 5 percent live and Mozambique, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorkhem | 96 | 1 | / |
| Björkheim | 94 | 39 | / |
| Björhem | 93 | 5 | / |
| Björkemo | 88 | 4 | / |
| Bjerkhem | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bjørkheim | 82 | 198 | / |
| Bjorkheim | 82 | 24 | / |
| Bjerkheim | 82 | 15 | / |
| Bjerkem | 80 | 54 | / |
| Björkmo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Björkum | 80 | 7 | / |
| Bjerkemo | 75 | 24 | / |
| Bjärheim | 75 | 8 | / |
| Bjorkeim | 75 | 2 | / |
| Björkamo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bjørgheim | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bjørkmo | 67 | 229 | / |
| Bjørkum | 67 | 198 | / |
| Bjerkmo | 67 | 58 | / |
| Bjarkam | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bjarkum | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bajirakham | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bjerkum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bjorkum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Björgum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bajirakhom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bjorkmo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bjerkam | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bjorkam | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bjørkamo | 63 | 23 | / |
| Bjrgum | 57 | 4 | / |
| Bjørgum | 53 | 513 | / |
| Bjorgum | 53 | 227 | / |
| Bjergum | 53 | 48 | / |
| Bjørgmo | 53 | 19 | / |
| Bjargum | 53 | 8 | / |
| Bjorgom | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bjorgam | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bjoergum | 50 | 4 | / |
| Bjerrgum | 50 | 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
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- 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 Björkhem
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