Bjørnestad Surname
Approximately 562 people bear this surname
Bjørnestad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 482 | 1:10,669 | 1,179 |
| Denmark | 75 | 1:75,263 | 7,389 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
The alternate forms: Bjrnestad (8) are calculated separately.
Bjørnestad Demographics
Average Bjørnestad Salary in
Norway
375,715 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Bjørnestad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bjørnestad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bjørnestad occurs most in Norway. It can appear as a variant: Bjrnestad. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bjørnestad? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 563,577th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 12,967,164 people. The last name Bjørnestad is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjørnestad reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 482 people, or 1 in 10,669. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 50 percent reside, Southern Norway, where 29 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Norway Bjørnestad occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 13 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.
Bjørnestad Last Name Statistics demography
Bjørnestad earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.56% more than the national average, earning 375,715 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bjrnestad | 98 | 8 | / |
| Bernestad | 84 | 3 | / |
| Bernesta | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wernestad | 74 | 11 | / |
| Berneta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bernesto | 67 | 663 | / |
| Birneata | 67 | 131 | / |
| Bernetta | 67 | 34 | / |
| Birnesto | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vernesta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bearneta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bernista | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bernieta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bernetha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berneteau | 63 | 38 | / |
| Biernesto | 63 | 7 | / |
| Birneataa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Berneatha | 63 | 0 | / |
| Bernita | 59 | 1,509 | / |
| Verneta | 59 | 46 | / |
| Berneto | 59 | 2 | / |
| Bernyta | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bernisto | 56 | 226 | / |
| Vernetta | 56 | 77 | / |
| Bernitta | 56 | 27 | / |
| Vernesto | 56 | 1 | / |
| Vernetha | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bernetto | 56 | 1 | / |
| Virnetta | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bernitas | 56 | 1 | / |
| Verneatha | 53 | 1 | / |
| Berneteit | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vernettea | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bernettey | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Bjørnestad
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