Bjørnen Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjørnen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjørnen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway121:428,52437,411
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bjørnen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bjørnen occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjørnen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Bjørnen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Bjørnen are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 428,524. In Norway it is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 83 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 17 percent are found. Barring Norway this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Bjørnen Last Name Statistics demography

Bjørnen earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 32.72% less than the national average, earning 232,838 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjørneng9345/
Bjørnøen932/
Bjørning802/
Bernen7722/
Birnen771/
Bernien7127/
Bearnen712/
Berneen711/
Bernoen711/
Bernent711/
Bairnen711/
Bernend711/
Berneng710/
Bergnen710/
Bernienė675/
Berennen671/
Birrnenn670/

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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 Bjørnen
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