Berber Surname

13,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Berber Surname User-submission:

Berber means 'barber' in Turkish language.

Berber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey25,5481:3,046432
Mexico4,0151:30,9161,977
Algeria3,3661:11,4772,015
United States1,4141:256,33624,269
Philippines1,0701:94,61516,475
Morocco8521:40,4656,572
Egypt6101:150,71411,610
Russia4761:302,78030,971
Germany4751:169,48519,973
Ukraine3671:124,04017,547
France3521:188,70129,353
Moldova2721:13,0932,250
Serbia2441:29,2833,154
Brazil1611:1,329,65445,311
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Iran1021:752,77038,519
Croatia981:43,1498,537
Bulgaria911:76,6914,848
Spain791:591,79827,792
Belgium551:209,03027,072
Belarus491:193,89924,953
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Kazakhstan371:477,90535,586
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Guatemala301:536,0895,091
Afghanistan291:1,108,73010,128
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Romania281:717,06748,956
England251:2,228,72284,230
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Austria241:354,81038,119
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Sweden181:547,04239,827
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Bosnia and Herzegovina91:392,93413,307
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Montenegro61:106,5944,599
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malta11:430,2723,380
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Berber (1,801) may also be a first name.

Berber Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Berber means 'barber' in Turkish language.

- eberber

The Berber surname means 'barber'.

- suleymanberkk

Berber Last Name Facts

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

The last name Berber (Arabic: البربر, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺒﺮﺑﺎﺭ, Russian: Бербер) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Berber? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,794th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 180,197 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Berber live; 52 percent live in West Asia and 51 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 180,066th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 1,801 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 25,548 people, or 1 in 3,046. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent live, Izmir Province, where 5 percent live and Trabzon Province, where 5 percent live. Excluding Turkey this last name occurs in 86 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 10 percent live and Algeria, where 8 percent live.

Berber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Berber has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Berber last name grew 2,946 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Berber Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Berber surname is predominantly Orthodox (98%) in Russia and Orthodox (94%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Berber last name are 7.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.03% being registered with the party.

The amount Berber earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.78% less than the national average, earning $38,498 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.16% more than the national average, earning $59,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berbert921,681/
Berbere92814/
Berbier92132/
Baerber9222/
Bierber926/
Berberz921/
Berbe91250/
Baerbier869/
Berbertt865/
Bearbear864/
Berbeire863/
Beerbeer861/
Barber83166,979/
Werber831,611/
Verber831,093/
Berbes83664/
Berbeć83646/
Berbet83442/
Berbey83433/
Berbee83400/
Borber83379/
Berver83270/
Berbie83220/
Berbeś83137/
Berbée8362/
Berwer8349/
Berbeu8342/
Berbez8317/
Bearbe834/
Berbei833/
Birber833/
Berbir833/
Berbea832/
Beruer832/
Uerber832/
Berbed832/
Bierbe831/
Beurbe831/
Berbeh831/
Berberova80448/
Berberová808/
Verbert77812/
Berruer77565/
Berbett77321/
Berbets77319/
Berwert77243/
Berbeha77234/
Berbuir77159/
Berbesh77155/
Berbesz7783/
Berbetz7755/
Bervert7750/
Berbech7723/
Bermper7721/
Verbier7720/
Birbeir7713/
Bierbie7711/
Barbear777/
Berrbei776/
Berbeis775/
Berbest775/
Barberr775/
Barbeur773/
Berwerz773/
Verberh773/
Baarber772/
Barbeer772/
Barrber772/
Bervere772/
Verbere772/
Berbère772/
Berverz771/
Birbear771/
Berbess771/
Bervier771/
Werbere771/
Barbeir771/
Besruer771/
Beerbee771/
Verbeer771/
Berbeeh771/
Berbesì771/
Berbére771/
Barberå771/
Berwier771/
Berveer770/
Berhuer770/
Bervear770/
Berba731,805/
Verbe73521/
Berby73308/
Berve73189/
Birbe7399/
Berbi7336/
Berbé7311/
Byrbe733/
Bärbe731/
Birbeire7133/
Berwerth7131/
Verberdt7124/
Bierwier712/
Berbesch712/
Bearvear711/
Bearwear711/
Berrouer711/
Berrbeuh711/
Verbeert711/
Verbeire711/
Berverth711/
Barbir673,053/
Berbić671,530/
Verver671,515/
Verwer671,295/
Birbes67462/
Berbis67447/
Birbir67282/
Werwer67201/
Berbit67178/
Barbyr67153/
Barbér6750/
Bearby6747/
Werver6742/
Verbey6741/
Birbet6741/
Verbee6724/
Werberová6723/
Berbiz6713/
Berbys6710/
Borbir679/
Bervee679/
Berwir677/
Berbaj677/
Birbeh677/
Berbirova676/
Verbei676/
Birbey675/
Bierba674/
Bearbi674/
Berbaa674/
Verbir674/
Berbís674/
Berbai673/
Berbih673/
Berbés673/
Berbii672/
Beirwerth672/
Bearve671/
Beerba671/
Berbay671/
Bervey671/
Verberova671/
Berrba671/
Berbio671/
Beirebire671/
Berbgi671/
Berbiś671/
Bărbir671/
Birbei671/
Berbha671/
Berbhi671/
Verbea671/
Bierby671/
Bearba671/
Bairbe670/
Berboy670/
Byrbee670/

Berber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berber in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺒﺮﺑﺎﺭalbrbar-
Berber in the Russian language
Берберberber-
Berber in the Arabic language
البربرalbrbr-

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