Bjørnsen Surname

250,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjørnsen Surname User-submission:

This is a Norwegian/Danish surname, meaning 'son of Bjørn' (bear).

Bjørnsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,4831:3,467314
Denmark911:62,0306,253
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Bjrnsen (23) are calculated separately.

Bjørnsen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Norwegian/Danish surname, meaning 'son of Bjørn' (bear).

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Bjørnsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bjørnsen occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Bjrnsen. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjørnsen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 250,395th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,600,723 people. The last name Bjørnsen occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjørnsen are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Bjørnsen is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 1,483 people, or 1 in 3,467. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 43 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 42 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 8 percent are found. Barring Norway it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 6 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Bjørnsen Last Name Statistics demography

Bjørnsen earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 6.76% more than the national average, earning 369,473 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjrnsen9823/
Bjørnson88245/
Bøhrnsen882/
Bjørnsson82107/
Bjørnsand8219/
Bernsen801,313/
Bjrnson8017/
Berensen75218/
Bernssen7545/
Bjrnsson7525/
Behrnsen752/
Byrensen751/
Bernshen751/
Bearnsen750/
Behrensen71155/
Behernsen711/
Bernson67693/
Wernsen67364/
Bernzen67221/
Berngen6781/
Birnson673/
Beherensen671/
Bernsausen671/

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