Björns Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Björns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Björns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Bjorns (3) are calculated separately.

Björns (12) may also be a first name.

Björns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Björns is found most frequently in Sweden. It may appear as a variant: Bjorns. For other potential spellings of Björns click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Björns? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,228,735th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Björns occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Björns live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia. Björns is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 12 people.

It is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 273,521. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Dalarna County, where 36 percent reside, Jämtland County, where 36 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 8 percent reside. Not including Sweden this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Iceland, where 3 percent reside.

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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 Björns
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