Bjørgvin Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Faroe Islands
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Bjørgvin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bjørgvin 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
Faroe Islands81:6,125639
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Bjørgvin (24) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Bjørgvin Demographics

Average Bjørgvin Salary in
Norway

289,446 kr

Per year
Rank:
43,922 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
7.42155E-5
Rank: 62,874 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
83.64%
Sample size: 2 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

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Bjørgvin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bjørgvin occurs more in The Faroe Islands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjørgvin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bjørgvin is the 5,812,366th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Bjørgvin is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjørgvin reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 24 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The Faroe Islands, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,125. Apart from The Faroe Islands this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 18 percent are found and Denmark, where 9 percent are found.

Bjørgvin Last Name Statistics demography

Bjørgvin earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 16.36% less than the national average, earning 289,446 kr per year.

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
Bjørkvin882/
Bergvin8054/
Bergvind7515/
Bergving755/
Bergvain750/
Bergwijn63210/
Bergwein6359/
Bergwine630/
Berquine501/

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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 Bjørgvin
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