Björkner Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Björkner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Björkner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1131:87,1396,420
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Bjorkner (15) are calculated separately.

Björkner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Björkner occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Bjorkner. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Björkner? popularity and diffusion

Björkner is the 1,701,480th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name Björkner occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Björkner are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Björkner is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 87,139. In Sweden Björkner is most common in: Västra Götaland County, where 37 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 16 percent reside and Halland County, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 1 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjorkner9615/
Björknert9448/
Björkne937/
Bjerkner8811/
Björknes883/
Björkenor8225/
Bjarkne803/
Björknäs7582/
Bjorkenor713/

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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 Björkner
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