Berchem Surname

255,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Berchem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berchem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6001:134,17616,341
Luxembourg3861:1,504154
United States3661:990,32573,323
Suriname451:12,2803,102
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Colombia321:1,492,94010,821
France211:3,162,987209,042
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Berchem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Berchem (Arabic: برشم) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Berchem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 255,243rd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,713,807 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Berchem reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 600 people, or 1 in 134,176. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 86 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent reside and Bavaria, where 3 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Luxembourg, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 24 percent reside.

Berchem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Berchem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Berchem surname rose 36,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Berchem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Berchem are 11.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Berchem earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 4.43% more than the national average, earning $23,708,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.63% more than the national average, earning $46,872 USD per year and in Canada they earn 62.25% more than the national average, earning $80,611 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Berchem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berchem in the Arabic language
برشمbrshm-

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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
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  • 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 Berchem
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