Berghem Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Berghem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berghem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland681:80,8348,744
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Berghem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berghem is found in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Berghem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,658,108th most numerous family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. Berghem is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Berghem live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Berghem is most frequently used in Finland, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 80,834. In Finland it is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 72 percent live, Päijänne Tavastia, where 10 percent live and Kymenlaakso, where 6 percent live. Aside from Finland it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 21 percent live and Sweden, where 11 percent live.

Berghem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Berghem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Berghem surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bergheim931,690/
Bergheme9323/
Berghiem932/
Bergehem931/
Bergem92564/
Berguem86214/
Bergeym8610/
Verghem861/
Bergeme861/
Birghem861/
Vergheim801/
Berkgeym801/
Vergem772/
Bergim771/
Bjørgheim754/
Birgeym7142/
Berggim711/
Bergaym711/
Bergimd711/
Bergime710/
Birghim710/
Virgem621,207/
Vergim621/
Birkgaym5317/

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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 Berghem
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