Bjørndal Surname

343,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjørndal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjørndal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway9711:5,296515
Denmark901:62,7196,319
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Bjrndal (22) are calculated separately.

Bjørndal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bjørndal occurs most in Norway. It may be found as a variant: Bjrndal. For other possible spellings of Bjørndal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjørndal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 343,860th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 6,836,347 people. Bjørndal occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjørndal are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 971 people, or 1 in 5,296. In Norway Bjørndal is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 43 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 38 percent live and Southern Norway, where 9 percent live. Other than Norway this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 8 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Bjørndal Last Name Statistics demography

Bjørndal earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 7.52% less than the national average, earning 320,040 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjrndal9822/
Bjørndahl94107/
Bjørnådal9440/
Bjrndahl888/
Berndal8013/
Bärndal8010/
Berndahl7512/
Bearndal750/
Berendahl715/
Byrendahl711/
Berendale710/
Verndal6729/
Wirndal671/
Wirindal6315/
Wirendal6314/
Werndahl635/
Werndale633/
Wernndal631/
Verndahl630/
Werndall630/
Verzendaal5689/
Berndeisel561/

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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 Bjørndal
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