Björner Surname
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Björner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 176 | 1:55,947 | 4,335 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Bjorner (42) & Björnér (11) are calculated separately.
Björner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Björner Come From? nationality or country of origin
Björner occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Bjorner or Björnér. For other potential spellings of Björner click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Björner? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,152,132nd most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name Björner occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Björner are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in Scandinavia.
Björner is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 55,947. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 34 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 19 percent are found and Västernorrland County, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Sweden this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 14 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorner | 95 | 42 | / |
| Björnér | 95 | 11 | / |
| Björnert | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bjerner | 86 | 101 | / |
| Bjurner | 86 | 66 | / |
| Bjarner | 86 | 61 | / |
| Bjørner | 86 | 47 | / |
| Björnör | 86 | 30 | / |
| Bjoerner | 80 | 10 | / |
| Bjørnerøy | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bjerhener | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bjarnar | 71 | 33 | / |
| Bjørnør | 71 | 17 | / |
| Pjerner | 71 | 15 | / |
| Bjernér | 71 | 11 | / |
| Bjärnor | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bjørnrå | 71 | 7 | / |
| Bjornar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bjørnar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Beschörner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beorner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bjørnarå | 67 | 49 | / |
| Bjornary | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bjørnarøy | 63 | 23 | / |
| Bjornaraa | 63 | 9 | / |
| Bjørnaraa | 63 | 8 | / |
| Pajrianor | 50 | 29 | / |
| Pidgirner | 50 | 12 | / |
| Pajrianur | 50 | 7 | / |
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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 Björner
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