Berga Surname
Approximately 8,574 people bear this surname
Berga Surname User-submission:
Berga, as a Catalan surname and toponym, have a pre-Roman origin, maybe from the ancient ligur. It means 'high'. There is a town in central Catalonia bearing this name.
Berga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4,668 | 1:20,897 | 2,688 |
| Spain | 1,204 | 1:38,831 | 3,803 |
| Latvia | 1,204 | 1:1,703 | 170 |
| Argentina | 432 | 1:98,943 | 8,347 |
| United States | 214 | 1:1,693,733 | 112,431 |
| Algeria | 173 | 1:223,304 | 25,336 |
| Netherlands | 165 | 1:102,347 | 16,582 |
| France | 97 | 1:684,770 | 87,242 |
| Brazil | 95 | 1:2,253,414 | 69,998 |
| Italy | 59 | 1:1,036,554 | 70,719 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Serbia | 21 | 1:340,236 | 16,447 |
| Afghanistan | 16 | 1:2,009,574 | 14,441 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
Berga (29,802) may also be a first name.
Berga Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Berga, as a Catalan surname and toponym, have a pre-Roman origin, maybe from the ancient ligur. It means 'high'. There is a town in central Catalonia bearing this name.
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Average Berga Salary in
United States
$41,610 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Berga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Berga (Arabic: بيرجا, Oriya: େବଗର୍ା, Russian: Берга) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Berga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 58,870th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 849,959 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Berga reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 28,032nd most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 29,802 people.
Berga is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4,668 people, or 1 in 20,897. Barring Ethiopia Berga occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 14 percent live and Latvia, where 14 percent live.
Berga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Berga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Berga surname rose 563 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Berga Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Berga surname are 34.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.4% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Berga earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 232.54% more than the national average, earning R 790,248 per year; in United States they earn 3.57% less than the national average, earning $41,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.54% less than the national average, earning $48,920 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Berga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Berga in the Oriya language | ||
| େବଗର୍ା | ebagara | 88.16 |
| େବରଗା | ebaraga | 7.89 |
| ସେରନ | serana | 1.32 |
| ବାେଗ | baega | 1.32 |
| Berga in the Russian language | ||
| Берга | berga | - |
| Berga in the Arabic language | ||
| بيرجا | byrja | - |
| برغا | brgha | - |
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Footnotes
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