Berchmas Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burundi
Highest density in:
Burundi

Berchmas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berchmas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Berchmas (30) may also be a first name.

Berchmas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Berchmas occurs in Burundi more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berchmas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Berchmas is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Berchmas reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 30 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Burundi, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,089,428. Not including Burundi this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 38 percent reside and Tanzania, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berhma865/
Beerhma801/
Berkhmaa751/
Bersma7186/
Birhma711/
Beersma67207/
Biersma6799/
Berjsma671/
Bersmo579/
Versma571/
Birsma571/
Berhmouche561/
Veersma53126/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Berchmas
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