Bjørgås Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Bjørgås 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 SurnameBjørgås Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
Bjørgås 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.
- agnarBjørgås Demographics
Average Bjørgås Salary in
Norway
796,922 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Bjørgås Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bjørgås Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bjørgås is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bjørgås click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bjørgås? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Bjørgås is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjørgås are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name Bjørgås is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 302,487. In Norway it is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 59 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 35 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 6 percent are found.
Bjørgås Last Name Statistics demography
Bjørgås earn more than double the average income. In Norway they earn 130.27% more than the national average, earning 796,922 kr per year.
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