Björnstad Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Björnstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Björnstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1081:91,1746,647
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Bjornstad (1,334) are calculated separately.

Björnstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Björnstad is most common in Sweden. It may occur in the variant forms: Bjornstad. Click here for further possible spellings of Björnstad.

How Common Is The Last Name Björnstad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,666,404th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Björnstad reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 91,174. In Sweden it is most common in: Västra Götaland County, where 29 percent live, Stockholm County, where 15 percent live and Örebro County, where 12 percent live. Excluding Sweden it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Björnstad Last Name Statistics demography

Björnstad earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 34.27% more than the national average, earning 464,673 kr per year.

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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 Björnstad
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