Björnvik Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Björnvik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 63 | 1:87,249 | 9,246 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Bjornvik (3) are calculated separately.
Björnvik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Björnvik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Björnvik occurs in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Bjornvik. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Björnvik? popularity and diffusion
Björnvik is the 2,121,169th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname Björnvik occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Björnvik are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname Björnvik is most numerous in Finland, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 87,249. In Finland Björnvik is primarily concentrated in: Ostrobothnia, where 100 percent live. Apart from Finland Björnvik exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bjornvik | 96 | 3 | / |
| Björnevik | 94 | 16 | / |
| Björnavik | 94 | 1 | / |
| Bjørnvik | 88 | 106 | / |
| Bjarnvik | 88 | 12 | / |
| Bjärnvik | 88 | 6 | / |
| Bjørnevik | 82 | 353 | / |
| Bjarnevik | 82 | 25 | / |
| Bjernevik | 82 | 9 | / |
| Bjornvick | 82 | 7 | / |
| Bjornevik | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bjoernevik | 78 | 4 | / |
| Bjørnvig | 75 | 33 | / |
| Bjarnvig | 75 | 6 | / |
| Bjernvig | 75 | 2 | / |
| Björnbäck | 71 | 28 | / |
| Bjørnevig | 71 | 2 | / |
| Björnevåg | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bjornevig | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bajranović | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bajranovic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bjørnvåg | 63 | 17 | / |
| Bjørnevåg | 59 | 64 | / |
| Bjørnevog | 59 | 4 | / |
| Bjornevag | 59 | 1 | / |
| Pjeranović | 56 | 111 | / |
| Bjørnevaag | 56 | 6 | / |
| Pjeranovic | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Björnvik
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