Berghansen Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Berghansen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Berghansen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Berghansen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berghansen is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Berghansen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Berghansen is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Berghansen is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Berghansen reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Berghansen is most frequent in: Missouri, where 67 percent live and California, where 33 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 25 percent live.

Berghansen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Berghansen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Berghansen last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borghansen901/
Berghanson900/
Bergjohnsen861/
Behringhonsen780/
Bergonsin7420/
Borganson745/
Borgonsin631/
Vergonzane6017/
Vergonjane602/
Vergonzanne5728/
Vergonjanne579/
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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 Berghansen
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