Björnberg Surname
Approximately 922 people bear this surname
Björnberg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 881 | 1:11,177 | 976 |
| Finland | 21 | 1:261,748 | 20,300 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Bjornberg (403) are calculated separately.
Björnberg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Björnberg Come From? nationality or country of origin
Björnberg is found most in Sweden. It may also occur as: Bjornberg. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Björnberg? popularity and diffusion
It is the 385,337th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 7,904,063 people. Björnberg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Björnberg live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is held by 881 people, or 1 in 11,177. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 28 percent live, Stockholm County, where 18 percent live and Skåne County, where 12 percent live. Apart from Sweden it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 2 percent live and Estonia, where 1 percent live.
Björnberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Björnberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Björnberg surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bjornberg | 96 | 403 | / |
| Björneberg | 95 | 16 | / |
| Bjrnberg | 94 | 12 | / |
| Bjørnberg | 89 | 36 | / |
| Bjorneberg | 84 | 63 | / |
| Bjørneberg | 84 | 32 | / |
| Bjarnaberg | 84 | 21 | / |
| Bjärenberg | 84 | 11 | / |
| Bjarneberg | 84 | 10 | / |
| Bjärnborg | 78 | 11 | / |
| Bjornburg | 78 | 4 | / |
| Bjarneborg | 74 | 29 | / |
| Bjurenborg | 74 | 25 | / |
| Bjørneborg | 74 | 8 | / |
| Björnebark | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bjørnbirk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boije Reineborg | 58 | 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
- 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 Björnberg
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