Bjørnes Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjørnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjørnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1901:27,0653,695
Denmark81:705,58939,626

Bjørnes Last Name Facts

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

Bjørnes is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjørnes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,194,481st most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. Bjørnes is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjørnes reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 190 people, or 1 in 27,065. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 44 percent are found, Central Norway, where 42 percent are found and Western Norway, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Norway Bjørnes occurs in one country. It also occurs in Denmark, where 4 percent are found.

Bjørnes Last Name Statistics demography

Bjørnes earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 22.66% less than the national average, earning 267,669 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjørnnes9390/
Bjørgnes9310/
Bjørne9212/
Bjørnøe8612/
Byrnes7726,547/
Bernes772,201/
Birnes7738/
Bjørni777/
Bsrnes772/
Bijrne771/
Birnesh717,244/
Bernesh712,738/
Beirnes71489/
Bernese71393/
Bjørnøy71247/
Bernges71215/
Bergnes71187/
Berneis71187/
Biernes71162/
Behrnes71135/
Øvernes7173/
Bearnes7157/
Bernies7142/
Berness7140/
Bernest7118/
Bjørnaa7112/
Birneis7111/
Berneus719/
Bairnes718/
Bernets715/
Byrnesc714/
Byrness713/
Byrenes712/
Berhnes712/
Bernnes712/
Buyrnes711/
Birnese711/
Bernees711/
Berneys711/
Buirnes711/
Berrnes710/
Byrne67160,660/
Berne677,618/
Birne67289/
Beirness6788/
Berneise6732/
Birneshe679/
Birrnesh679/
Birznesh679/
Bjørnhøy675/
Bergnest673/
Behrneds673/
Behernes673/
Berznesh671/
Bjrnh671/
Beerenes671/
Behrness671/
Bernie's671/
Bernesch671/
Bîrne671/
Biorness670/
Bernetts670/

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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 Bjørnes
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