Björnsvik Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Björnsvik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Björnsvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Norway21:2,571,14395,402

The alternate forms: Bjornsvik (2) are calculated separately.

Björnsvik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Björnsvik is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Bjornsvik. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Björnsvik? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Björnsvik live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Björnsvik is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 757,443. In Sweden Björnsvik is mostly found in: Västra Götaland County, where 46 percent reside, Jönköping County, where 38 percent reside and Östergötland County, where 8 percent reside. Not including Sweden it occurs in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 13 percent reside.

Björnsvik Last Name Statistics demography

Björnsvik earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 16.62% less than the national average, earning 288,557 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjornsvik962/
Bjørnsvik8961/
Bjørnsvig782/

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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 Björnsvik
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