Björkman Surname

66,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Björkman Surname User-submission:

Björkman is a Swedish surname, meaning 'birch tree dweller'. It is derived from the word björk, meaning 'birch'.

Björkman 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
Sweden6,3381:1,554140
Finland1,0521:5,225830
Norway431:119,58815,719
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malta11:430,2723,380
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
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Björkman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Björkman is a Swedish surname, meaning 'birch tree dweller'. It is derived from the word björk, meaning 'birch'.

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This is a Swedish surname, meaning 'birch-man'.

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Björkman Demographics

Average Björkman Salary in
Norway

285,059 kr

Per year
Rank:
45,478 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000475089
Rank: 24,468 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
82.37%
Sample size: 13 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

View the highest/lowest earning families in Norway

Björkman Last Name Facts

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

Björkman is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Björkman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 66,027th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 964,344 people. The surname Björkman is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Björkman are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 6,338 people, or 1 in 1,554. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 25 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent live and Skåne County, where 10 percent live. Other than Sweden Björkman exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 14 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Björkman Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Björkman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.63% less than the national average, earning 285,059 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 88.58% more than the national average, earning R 448,128 per year.

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
Björkmann945/
Bjarkman8817/
Björkmon8811/
Biörkman882/
Björkmanová841/
Bjoerkman8224/
Bjarkmann824/
Björcmann822/
Bjoerkmann781/
Beorkman750/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Björkman
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