Björninen Surname
Approximately 209 people bear this surname
Björninen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 197 | 1:27,902 | 3,777 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
The alternate forms: Bjorninen (10) are calculated separately.
Björninen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Björninen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Björninen is most common in Finland. It may be found in the variant forms: Bjorninen. For other possible spellings of Björninen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Björninen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Björninen is the 1,148,257th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name Björninen is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Björninen live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most common in Finland, where it is held by 197 people, or 1 in 27,902. In Finland it is primarily found in: Southern Savonia, where 38 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 15 percent are found and Päijänne Tavastia, where 10 percent are found. Besides Finland this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorninen | 96 | 10 | / |
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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 Björninen
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