Björnson Surname
Approximately 230 people bear this surname
Björnson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 198 | 1:49,731 | 3,847 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
Björnson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Björnson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Björnson is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Björnson? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,076,574th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Björnson are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in Scandinavia.
Björnson is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is carried by 198 people, or 1 in 49,731. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 26 percent live, Värmland County, where 18 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 18 percent live. Apart from Sweden this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent live and Iceland, where 1 percent live.
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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 Björnson
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