Bjørnstad Surname

137,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjørnstad Surname User-submission:

This is a Norwegian surname, denoting a person that came from Bjørnstad ('bear's city'), multiple locations in Norway, most likely referring to the region of Eastern Norway, or south-eastern Norway as a whole.

Bjørnstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3,2171:1,598129
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Bjrnstad (46) are calculated separately.

Bjørnstad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Norwegian surname, denoting a person that came from Bjørnstad ('bear's city'), multiple locations in Norway, most likely referring to the region of Eastern Norway, or south-eastern Norway as a whole.

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Bjørnstad Last Name Facts

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

Bjørnstad is more commonly found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Bjrnstad. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjørnstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bjørnstad is the 137,827th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,243,012 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjørnstad reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Bjørnstad is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 3,217 people, or 1 in 1,598. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 83 percent reside, Western Norway, where 5 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Norway it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Bjørnstad Last Name Statistics demography

Bjørnstad earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 2.84% more than the national average, earning 355,916 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjrnstad9846/
Biørnstad8967/
Bernstad828/
Biornstad7888/
Bernstead781/
Bernstadt781/
Boirnstad781/
Birnstead780/
Byrenstadt740/
Beurnstead740/
Vernstad718/

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