Bjørgaas Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Bjørgaas Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'birch hill'. It was common in Norway to take the surname from the place they lived. It comes from bjerk or bjørk, meaning 'birch', and aas or ås, meaning 'hill'.
A birchy hill is a common natural feature in Norway, hence there are many places (farms) in Norway with either of these names.
Read More About This SurnameBjørgaas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 65 | 1:79,112 | 11,031 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bjørgaas Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'birch hill'. It was common in Norway to take the surname from the place they lived. It comes from bjerk or bjørk, meaning 'birch', and aas or ås, meaning 'hill'.
A birchy hill is a common natural feature in Norway, hence there are many places (farms) in Norway with either of these names.
- agnarBjørgaas Demographics
Average Bjørgaas Salary in
Norway
411,204 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Bjørgaas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bjørgaas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bjørgaas occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bjørgaas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bjørgaas is the 2,333,370th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name Bjørgaas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Bjørgaas live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 79,112. In Norway Bjørgaas is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 42 percent are found, Western Norway, where 38 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Norway this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Bjørgaas Last Name Statistics demography
Bjørgaas earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 18.82% more than the national average, earning 411,204 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bjøraas | 93 | 15 | / |
| Bergaas | 80 | 34 | / |
| Bjras | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bergas | 71 | 2,496 | / |
| Bjørgo | 71 | 262 | / |
| Bergaa | 71 | 143 | / |
| Birgas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bajras | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bojras | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bijras | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beraas | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bajrash | 67 | 841 | / |
| Øveraas | 67 | 141 | / |
| Bergais | 67 | 94 | / |
| Bergaus | 67 | 65 | / |
| Bajrasz | 67 | 13 | / |
| Berahas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bairaas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bergash | 67 | 3 | / |
| Berghas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bergass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bergaås | 67 | 1 | / |
| Birgass | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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