Bygd Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Bygd Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'neighborhood' in Norwegian.

Bygd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Norway141:367,30634,015

Bygd Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'neighborhood' in Norwegian.

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Bygd Last Name Facts

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

Bygd is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bygd? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,121,169th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name Bygd occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Bygd live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 5,576,291. In The United States Bygd is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 48 percent live, Minnesota, where 22 percent live and California, where 17 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 18 percent live.

Bygd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bygd surname are 3.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bygd earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2.07% more than the national average, earning 353,255 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.52% less than the national average, earning $39,904 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bygdås8053/
Begd756/
Bigd756/
Byge752/
Bykd752/
Bjgd751/
Beyge67395/
Boyge6732/
Bygge6719/
Bayge673/
Bigdd671/
Beykd671/
Beghd671/
Woygd671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bygd
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