Björling Surname

326,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Björling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Björling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,1161:8,823801
Norway81:642,78647,258
Finland61:916,11741,832
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

The alternate forms: Bjorling (217) & Bjőrling (1) are calculated separately.

Björling Last Name Facts

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

Björling is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Bjorling or Bjőrling. Click here for further potential spellings of Björling.

How Common Is The Last Name Björling? popularity and diffusion

The last name Björling is the 326,779th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,409,451 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Björling live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widespread in Sweden, where it is held by 1,116 people, or 1 in 8,823. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 28 percent are found, Östergötland County, where 14 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 12 percent are found. Other than Sweden Björling is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 1 percent are found and Finland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjorling96217/
Bjőrling961/
Björlingh9421/
Björeling942/
Björlin93487/
Bjrling9317/
Bjurling88534/
Bjørling88110/
Bjerling8834/
Bjürling8815/
Björlind888/
Bjarling886/
Björlén8013/
Bjorlng801/
Bjarlin801/
Beijerling7850/
Bjärlind7510/
Beorlin670/

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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 Björling
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