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 last name Berghem occurs most in Finland. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berghem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,658,108th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname Berghem occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Berghem reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Berghem is most common in Finland, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 80,834. In Finland Berghem is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 72 percent are found, Päijänne Tavastia, where 10 percent are found and Kymenlaakso, where 6 percent are found. Not including Finland it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 21 percent are found and Sweden, where 11 percent are found.

Berghem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Berghem has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 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
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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 Berghem
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