Björnsson Surname

151,227th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,913 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Björnsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Björnsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland2,0171:18821
Sweden7941:12,4011,073
Denmark661:85,5268,263
Norway211:244,87126,357
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Björnsson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Björnsson is carried by more people in Iceland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Björnsson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 151,227th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,501,732 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Björnsson are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most prevalent in Iceland, where it is carried by 2,017 people, or 1 in 188. In Iceland it is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region, where 59 percent live, Northeastern Region, where 10 percent live and Southern Peninsula, where 7 percent live. Besides Iceland Björnsson exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 27 percent live and Denmark, where 2 percent live.

Björnsson Last Name Statistics demography

Björnsson earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 6.78% less than the national average, earning 322,630 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Åbjörnsson9548/
Björnson94230/
Bjoernsson842/
Björnsen8265/
Björnsund7820/
Björnåsen789/
Bjärenson782/
Björnsand781/
Bjarenson781/
Biörnsen7113/
Bjarnsan710/
Bjoernsen6715/
Bjärnsund678/
Beornsen596/

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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 Björnsson
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