Berk Forename

58,852nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 10,619 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Berk Forename User-submission:

The name Berke or Berk means 'brave'. It was the name of one of the the Golden Horde's emperor's son.

Berk Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey
100%
9,1351:8,5171,016
United States
100%
4511:803,85118,128
Poland
100%
2831:134,3712,707
Northern Cyprus
100%
1111:2,866590
Netherlands
100%
741:228,4078,105
Germany
100%
571:1,696,10310,601
Canada
100%
541:613,58114,922
Russia
100%
521:2,773,72516,606
Afghanistan
85%
 
481:679,6579,902
Kazakhstan
100%
451:394,3746,488
England
100%
321:1,737,59123,425
Bulgaria
100%
301:233,0135,442
Thailand
100%
221:3,184,81072,608
Sweden
100%
211:469,42412,247
Belgium
100%
161:718,1289,982
Kyrgyzstan
100%
121:497,77315,496
United Arab Emirates-111:650,18120,553
Qatar
100%
101:236,96022,379
Azerbaijan
86%
 
101:964,29414,459
Kosovo-91:206,8278,009
Turkmenistan-91:608,0971,859
Italy
88%
 
71:8,723,15629,138
Switzerland
100%
71:1,173,35712,989
Brazil-71:30,605,165257,261
China-71:195,150,82673,144
Belarus
100%
71:1,354,6266,726
Honduras-61:1,469,57813,832
Jamaica
100%
61:480,53812,525
India
100%
51:242,975,5942,326,743
Australia-51:2,731,52422,009
Austria
100%
41:2,128,55010,134
Indonesia-41:64,490,917960,943
Iraq-41:8,754,46516,071
Malaysia
70%
 
41:7,612,485167,458
DR Congo
100%
41:18,456,90195,891
Philippines
100%
31:35,336,492343,681
Peru
 
67%
31:10,597,15158,549
France-31:22,156,78046,973
Israel-31:2,800,97324,529
Czechia
100%
21:5,328,0818,108
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Georgia-21:1,869,23320,119
Papua New Guinea
100%
21:4,076,157155,819
Algeria-21:19,088,36022,377
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Albania
100%
11:3,046,57049,159
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Liberia-11:4,412,06136,340
Armenia-11:2,918,75314,910
Macau-11:608,2092,350
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Monaco-11:38,4662,379
Mongolia-11:2,934,81416,205
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392

Berk (29,234) may also be a surname.

Berk Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Berke or Berk means 'brave'. It was the name of one of the the Golden Horde's emperor's son.

- berkeakturk

The name Berk means 'hard', 'solid', 'firm', or 'strong'.

- woshini

Berk Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berke893,378/
Berck8952/
Bejrk8910/
Berkk894/
Beurk894/
Berkh892/
Hberk891/
Beirk891/
Bierk891/
Beyrk891/
Berrk891/
Beyrek8059/
Berksh8045/
Bierck803/
Beirek802/
Beesrk801/
Bbeerk801/
Beatrk801/
Beerkt801/
Beerke801/
Berkhe801/
Berg753,576/
Birk75785/
Burk75691/
Bark75482/
Berc75150/
Bork7581/
Bjrk756/
Berq753/
Berx753/
Byrk752/
Pbrk751/
Beireck731/
Berkova731/
Birke6713,029/
Birkh671,363/
Barkh67170/
Bjørk67137/
Bergh6770/
Borkh6732/
Burck6725/
Verkë6719/
Bahrk6718/
Bhurk6716/
Bergs6715/
Beerg6713/
Bhirk6713/
Barck6711/
Birck6711/
Bourk6710/
Borck6710/
Bergt678/
Byrek678/
Bhark678/
Bergg676/
Åberg675/
Byrke673/
Baerg673/
Bearg673/
Wberg673/
Biork672/
Bairk672/
Bherg672/
Byork672/
Boerg672/
Barkg671/
Hverk671/
Bjhrk671/
Barkë671/
Birhk671/
Bbrrk671/
Beerq671/
Betrc671/
Bjrke671/
Barkk671/
Bèrke671/
Borrk671/
Bergx671/
Bhork671/
Bhrek671/

Berk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berk in the Russian language
Беркberk-

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