Bjørset Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjørset Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjørset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway661:77,91310,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Bjørset Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bjørset is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjørset? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,333,370th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Bjørset are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Bjørset is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 77,913. In Norway Bjørset is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 42 percent reside, Central Norway, where 35 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 23 percent reside. Barring Norway it occurs in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Bjørset Last Name Statistics demography

Bjørset earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 2.41% less than the national average, earning 337,753 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjørseth93370/
Berset772,743/
Bjørge771,415/
Berseth71325/
Bersett7191/
Bierset7151/
Birsett716/
Birshet711/
Bershet711/
Bojrget711/
Birseet710/
Bersset710/
Birse671,379/
Berse671,068/
Berschet6780/
Øverseth6737/
Byrse6712/
Biorseth6711/
Birsette677/
Berssett672/
Birssett672/
Bersette671/

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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 Bjørset
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