Bjørn Surname
Approximately 1,349 people bear this surname
Bjørn Surname User-submission:
Scandinavian (Danish, Norwegian) for 'bear', as in Goldilocks and the three bears. Swedish spelling uses umlaut "o" rather than slash "o".
Bjørn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 993 | 1:5,685 | 524 |
| Norway | 323 | 1:15,920 | 1,924 |
| Greenland | 18 | 1:3,132 | 341 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Bjørn (58,244) may also be a first name.
Bjørn Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Scandinavian (Danish, Norwegian) for 'bear', as in Goldilocks and the three bears. Swedish spelling uses umlaut "o" rather than slash "o".
- larsbear947Bjørn Demographics
Average Bjørn Salary in
Norway
319,849 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Bjørn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bjørn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bjørn is found most frequently in Denmark. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bjørn click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bjørn? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 285,131st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,402,184 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Bjørn are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia. Bjørn is also the 16,252nd most commonly used forename in the world, held by 58,244 people.
Bjørn is most numerous in Denmark, where it is borne by 993 people, or 1 in 5,685. In Denmark Bjørn is most prevalent in: Central Denmark Region, where 30 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 29 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 17 percent live. Beside Denmark this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 24 percent live and Greenland, where 1 percent live.
Bjørn Last Name Statistics demography
Bjørn earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 7.58% less than the national average, earning 319,849 kr per year.
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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
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