Bjørke Surname

402,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjørke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjørke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway8141:6,317643
Denmark521:108,55210,139
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Bjørke Last Name Facts

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

Bjørke is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjørke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 402,870th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,366,872 people. The last name Bjørke is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjørke are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 814 people, or 1 in 6,317. In Norway Bjørke is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 50 percent are found, Western Norway, where 41 percent are found and Central Norway, where 4 percent are found. Other than Norway Bjørke occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 6 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Bjørke Last Name Statistics demography

Bjørke earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.56% less than the national average, earning 312,983 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjørkøe924/
Bjørk91660/
Bjørck8351/
Bjærke8346/
Bjørkå8333/
Bjørka8312/
Bjørkø833/
Bjreke831/
Bjrk80591/
Bjørkås77317/
Bjørkøy7772/
Bjørkaa775/
Birke7377,311/
Berke7317,219/
Byrke73166/
Bjrck7351/
Bujrk730/
Birkie6722,552/
Berkie677,731/
Berkey674,608/
Birkey67764/
Berkeš67435/
Bierke67143/
Berkei67135/
Bercke67114/
Berkez6750/
Byrkje6737/
Bircke6734/
Berkeh6732/
Birkeš6718/
Behrke6713/
Birkei6711/
Bjørgå6710/
Berkej679/
Bejreg679/
Bhirke677/
Bergke676/
Birkje675/
Bsrker672/
Buirke672/
Beerke672/
Berkea671/
Byrkes671/
Bherke671/
Birked671/
Berkee671/
Berkhe671/
Birkea671/
Berkeś671/
Biorke671/
Bgerke670/
Berkke670/
Beurke670/
Byorke670/
Birkee670/
Berrke670/

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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 Bjørke
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