Berchten Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Berchten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 175 | 1:46,931 | 6,346 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Berchten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berchten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Berchten is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Berchten? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,252,959th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Berchten are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Berchten is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 46,931. In Switzerland Berchten is most numerous in: Canton of Bern, where 34 percent are found, Canton of Vaud, where 21 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 10 percent are found. Other than Switzerland it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.
Berchten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Berchten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Berchten last name contracted 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bershten | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bershtien | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bersten | 80 | 49 | / |
| Berstien | 75 | 6 | / |
| Bershtyn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bershtin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bertsten | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bersteen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bershtem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bearstien | 71 | 5 | / |
| Berštienė | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bershtyna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Versten | 67 | 47 | / |
| Byrsten | 67 | 14 | / |
| Birsten | 67 | 5 | / |
| Birzten | 67 | 4 | / |
| Berstin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Birstien | 63 | 2 | / |
| Berszteń | 63 | 1 | / |
| Berstina | 63 | 1 | / |
| Versteen | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bersting | 63 | 0 | / |
| Verstin | 53 | 185 | / |
| Verstyn | 53 | 68 | / |
| Birstin | 53 | 1 | / |
| Byrsting | 50 | 28 | / |
| Birstina | 50 | 11 | / |
| Wirdsten | 50 | 4 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Berchten
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