Björklund Surname

41,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Björklund Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Birch grove.

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Björklund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden10,5101:93768
Finland1,9071:2,882440
Norway731:70,4429,915
Estonia691:19,1573,287
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

The alternate forms: Bjorklund (4,354) are calculated separately.

Björklund Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Birch grove.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This is a Swedish surname, meaning 'birch grove'.

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Björklund Last Name Facts

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

The surname Björklund occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Bjorklund. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Björklund? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 41,362nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 576,911 people. The last name Björklund occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Björklund are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Björklund is most widespread in Sweden, where it is held by 10,510 people, or 1 in 937. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 20 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent live and Skåne County, where 10 percent live. Barring Sweden this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 15 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Björklund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Björklund has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Björklund surname declined 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Björklund Last Name Statistics demography

Björklund earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 18.89% less than the national average, earning 280,712 kr per year.

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