Birkeland is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Birkeland
No. of characters: 9
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Birkeland

How popular is Birkeland?

Birkeland is common in United States.

Birkeland is ranked 65741 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Birkeland bearers increased by 4.150454 per cent in 2010 US census to 803 since 2000, the surname slipped by 428 spots and ranked at 29422. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.28 96.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.74 0.65
Others 2.24 0.91
Hispanic or Latino 1.49 1.04
Birkeland is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Norway which signifies that it is originated from Norway. Around 6919 people have been found who wears Birkeland as their family name. Birkeland is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
720,003 Russia4
7,683 Latvia3
3,940 Ethiopia2
50,640 Switzerland2
24,766 Scotland2
42,479 Greece1
62,864 New Zealand1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
10,190 Bahrain1
1,572 Macau1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
46,313 Spain43
100,009 Australia15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
44,254 Canada71
53,069 England70
Countries with hundreds of Birkeland:
5,438 Sweden174
3,954 Denmark152
64,630 Brazil143
Countries with thousands of Birkeland:
74 Norway5,010
26,071 United States1,174

Birkeland Namesakes

  • Sven Otto Birkeland, Soccer player
  • Bernt Christian Birkeland, Soccer player
  • Ingeborg Birkeland, Kristian Birkeland's mother
  • Fanny Horn Birkeland, Biathlete
  • Fanny Horn Birkeland, Biathlete
  • Kristian Birkeland, Scientist
  • Rasmus Birkeland, Sailor
  • Kirsti Birkeland, Author
  • Kristian Birkeland, Scientist
  • Maren Flotve Birkeland, Musical Artist

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