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 has its highest incidence in Finland. It can also be found in the variant forms: Bjornvik. For other possible spellings of Björnvik click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Björnvik? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,121,169th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. Björnvik occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Björnvik live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequently held in Finland, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 87,249. In Finland it is mostly found in: Ostrobothnia, where 100 percent live. Aside from Finland this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found 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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