Berckner Surname

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

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Berckner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berckner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Berckner Last Name Facts

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

Berckner has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Berckner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Berckner is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Berckner are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Berckner is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 3,500,237. In Germany Berckner is mostly found in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 61 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 30 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Berckner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Berckner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Berckner surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berkner93838/
Bercner931/
Birckner88115/
Berknier881/
Boerkner881/
Barckner880/
Borckner880/
Berkne861/
Birkner807,022/
Borkner80102/
Verkner8078/
Werkner8048/
Byrkner8025/
Börkner8018/
Berknes8017/
Berknez801/
Berkneh801/
Barkner800/
Berknir800/
Berknesh751,610/
Wuerkner757/
Birknert753/
Berkenne751/
Bercness751/
Berknett750/
Berkna71148/
Birkne7113/
Berkni7110/
Birkneh671,776/
Wirkner67933/
Bergknecht67145/
Birknes67142/
Byrknes6797/
Birknerová6760/
Verknerová677/
Virkner675/
Birknerova671/
Bjørknes63204/
Verkenne6382/
Birkness6338/
Birknest631/
Bjørkness591/
Birkingne591/
Birkna572/
Wirknerová5620/
Virknerová564/
Virknerova562/
Birknäs538/

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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 Berckner
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