Bjørklund Surname

262,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjørklund Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjørklund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,2661:4,062363
Denmark2141:26,3772,703
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Faroe Islands31:16,3331,308
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Bjrklund (611) are calculated separately.

Bjørklund Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bjørklund is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Bjrklund. Click here for other potential spellings of Bjørklund.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjørklund? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 262,280th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,874,613 people. Bjørklund occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjørklund live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 1,266 people, or 1 in 4,062. In Norway Bjørklund is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 57 percent reside, Northern Norway, where 24 percent reside and Western Norway, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Norway Bjørklund occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 14 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Bjørklund Last Name Statistics demography

Bjørklund earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 11.29% less than the national average, earning 307,006 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjrklund98611/
Bjørcklund951/
Biørklund891/
Berklund82204/
Birklund8257/
Biorklund7816/
Byorklund783/
Bierklund780/
Werklund7189/
Virklund7134/

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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
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  • 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 Bjørklund
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