Björkén Surname
Approximately 333 people bear this surname
Björkén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 319 | 1:30,868 | 2,526 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Björken (11) & Bjorken (43) are calculated separately.
Björkén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Björkén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Björkén is found most frequently in Sweden. It can also occur as: Björken or Bjorken. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Björkén? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 830,559th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. The last name Björkén is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Björkén live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
This last name is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 319 people, or 1 in 30,868. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 40 percent are found, Norrbotten County, where 15 percent are found and Västerbotten County, where 9 percent are found. Beside Sweden it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 4 percent are found and Malta, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Björken | 95 | 11 | / |
| Bjorken | 90 | 43 | / |
| Bjerkén | 86 | 33 | / |
| Björkan | 86 | 11 | / |
| Björkin | 86 | 10 | / |
| Björkne | 86 | 7 | / |
| Bjørkén | 86 | 6 | / |
| Björking | 80 | 19 | / |
| Björkäng | 80 | 12 | / |
| Björkeng | 80 | 9 | / |
| Björkenå | 80 | 2 | / |
| Björk Ehn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Björk-Ena | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bjerkan | 71 | 999 | / |
| Bjerken | 71 | 329 | / |
| Bjørkan | 71 | 59 | / |
| Bjørken | 71 | 59 | / |
| Bjerkne | 71 | 14 | / |
| Bjarkan | 71 | 10 | / |
| Björgan | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bjarkne | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bjorkan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bojarkn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bjorkin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bjerkin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bjerkøen | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bojarkin | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bjärkäng | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bajrkhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bajarkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Björck-Ewin | 67 | 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 Björkén
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