Björnlund Surname
Approximately 294 people bear this surname
Björnlund Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 292 | 1:33,722 | 2,746 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
The alternate forms: Bjornlund (47) are calculated separately.
Björnlund Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Björnlund Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Björnlund is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Bjornlund. Click here for further potential spellings of Björnlund.
How Common Is The Last Name Björnlund? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 906,170th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Björnlund reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 33,722. In Sweden Björnlund is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 20 percent reside, Skåne County, where 12 percent reside and Kalmar County, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Sweden this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bjornlund | 96 | 47 | / |
| Björnelund | 95 | 21 | / |
| Bjørnlund | 89 | 101 | / |
| Björnland | 89 | 9 | / |
| Björnlind | 89 | 1 | / |
| Björneland | 84 | 9 | / |
| Bjørnelund | 84 | 5 | / |
| Björn Lind | 84 | 1 | / |
| Bjørnland | 78 | 136 | / |
| Bjornland | 78 | 21 | / |
| Bjärnlind | 78 | 12 | / |
| Bjernland | 78 | 5 | / |
| Bjurenlind | 74 | 18 | / |
| Bjarnelind | 74 | 15 | / |
| Bjernelind | 74 | 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
- 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 Björnlund
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