Bjørka Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Bjørka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
Bjørka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bjørka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bjørka is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bjørka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjørka live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
This last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 571,365. In Norway Bjørka is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 78 percent live and Western Norway, where 22 percent live. Barring Norway this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Denmark, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bjørkaa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Bjørkaas | 86 | 34 | / |
| Bjørke | 83 | 871 | / |
| Bjørkøy | 77 | 72 | / |
| Bjørkøe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Berka | 73 | 9,765 | / |
| Byrka | 73 | 1,816 | / |
| Birka | 73 | 723 | / |
| Bírka | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bjærkaas | 71 | 6 | / |
| Berkay | 67 | 582 | / |
| Berkau | 67 | 502 | / |
| Berkai | 67 | 498 | / |
| Berkah | 67 | 274 | / |
| Bierka | 67 | 246 | / |
| Birkas | 67 | 160 | / |
| Beerka | 67 | 136 | / |
| Birkha | 67 | 96 | / |
| Birkaç | 67 | 86 | / |
| Bjærke | 67 | 46 | / |
| Berkaa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bhirka | 67 | 10 | / |
| Birkay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Berkaz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Berkha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Berkka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Byrkat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Birkah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Birkaş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biorka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berkea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Birkea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Birkaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bircka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Birkai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berkaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bjreke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Birkap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyrka | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bjørka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis