Berckum Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Berckum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Berckum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berckum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Berckum is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Berckum? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Berckum is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Berckum reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
The surname is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,053,229. In Switzerland it is primarily found in: Canton of Valais, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Switzerland this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent reside and Kenya, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkum | 92 | 138 | / |
| Bercum | 92 | 24 | / |
| Bercume | 86 | 179 | / |
| Berkhoum | 80 | 0 | / |
| Berkun | 77 | 991 | / |
| Barkum | 77 | 170 | / |
| Borkum | 77 | 124 | / |
| Bercun | 77 | 64 | / |
| Barcum | 77 | 46 | / |
| Berkom | 77 | 22 | / |
| Bercom | 77 | 7 | / |
| Werkum | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vercum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Birkum | 77 | 0 | / |
| Berkoun | 71 | 484 | / |
| Bjørkum | 71 | 198 | / |
| Borkhum | 71 | 10 | / |
| Berkkun | 71 | 2 | / |
| Berkhun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bergkom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berkuhn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Berkoune | 67 | 804 | / |
| Bercuing | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bergkund | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berckhausen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Berckum
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