Björs Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Björs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Björs Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1821:54,1034,182
Finland601:91,6129,588
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Björs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Björs is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Björs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,032,007th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Björs are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 54,103. In Sweden Björs is most common in: Dalarna County, where 30 percent live, Stockholm County, where 20 percent live and Gävleborg County, where 15 percent live. Barring Sweden Björs occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 25 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Björse9112/
Björså913/
Biörs8013/
Bjars804/
Bayörs7330/
Björch7323/
Bjarås7316/
Bjärås739/
Bojärs732/
Bjarsh731/
Bajärs731/
Bjarsch6763/
Bäärs6017/
Beors604/
Behars552/
Bihars551/
Beorss550/
Bäersch501/
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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 Björs
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