Björkstad Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Björkstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Björkstad 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
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Björkstad Last Name Facts

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

Björkstad is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Björkstad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Björkstad? popularity and diffusion

Björkstad is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Björkstad occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Björkstad are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,406,680. In Sweden Björkstad is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 100 percent live. Not including Sweden it is found in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 13 percent live.

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
Björkestad952/
Bjerkstad896/
Björksted891/
Björkstedt8492/
Bjørkestad845/
Björkestedt806/
Bjergstad7815/
Bjärkstedt7427/
Bjorkstedt7423/
Bjørkstedt741/
Bjergsted6765/
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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 Björkstad
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