Bjørnæs Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjørnæs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjørnæs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway611:84,30011,704
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bjørnæs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bjørnæs is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjørnæs? popularity and diffusion

Bjørnæs is the 2,436,415th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Bjørnæs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Bjørnæs reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 84,300. In Norway Bjørnæs is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 51 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 34 percent are found and Central Norway, where 10 percent are found. Other than Norway this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Bjørnæs Last Name Statistics demography

Bjørnæs earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 1.14% less than the national average, earning 342,142 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjørns921/
Bjørnes86198/
Bjørnås86158/
Bjørnnes8090/
Bjørnaas8068/
Bjørnhus806/
Bjørnsjø803/
Björns7737/
Bjorns773/
Bjornes7180/
Bjornas7113/
Björnäs719/
Bjarnås716/
Bjernes714/
Bejrens712/
Björnes712/
Bjarnes711/
Bjärnås711/
Berns6710,814/
Byrns671,831/
Birns67395/
Bjornnes6742/
Bjornaas6739/
Bjorness6723/
Björenäs6714/
Björnsjö6710/
Bjornoos6710/
Bjarnaso679/
Björnius677/
Bjärenäs677/
Björnaes675/
Bjurenäs674/
Bjerneus673/
Björnsjo671/
Bjärnsjö671/
Björnaas671/

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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 Bjørnæs
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