Bjørneset Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjørneset Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjørneset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1751:29,3844,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Bjørneset Last Name Facts

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

Bjørneset is most common in Norway. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bjørneset click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjørneset? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bjørneset is the 1,290,735th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The surname Bjørneset occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjørneset reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Bjørneset is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 29,384. In Norway Bjørneset is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 81 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 17 percent are found and Central Norway, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Norway this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Denmark, where 1 percent are found.

Bjørneset Last Name Statistics demography

Bjørneset earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning 351,049 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjørneseth95131/
Bjørnesset9518/
Bjørånesset9010/
Berneshet781/
Berneseut781/
Bernese75393/
Birnese751/
Bernezet7149/
Berneise7132/
Birneshe719/
Bernaset718/
Bernecet712/
Berneuse711/
Berniese711/
Berneiser67143/
Bernesser67135/
Birnesser6767/
Bernechet671/
Berneaser671/
Bernheise670/

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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 Bjørneset
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis