Berisha Surname
Approximately 54,555 people bear this surname
Berisha Surname User-submission:
Berisha is an Albanian/Kosovan surname, denoting someone who comes from the Berisha tribe - a tribe from the village of Berishë (etymology unknown; possibly from borë, meaning 'snow'; or borës, meaning 'snow', or 'chaffinch' - recorded as Berissa in the 1200's).
Read More About This SurnameBerisha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 43,692 | 1:43 | 3 |
| Albania | 2,023 | 1:1,440 | 200 |
| Switzerland | 1,613 | 1:5,092 | 760 |
| Germany | 1,289 | 1:62,456 | 8,020 |
| United States | 1,004 | 1:361,015 | 32,174 |
| Sweden | 989 | 1:9,956 | 879 |
| Slovenia | 865 | 1:2,876 | 407 |
| Austria | 516 | 1:16,503 | 2,466 |
| England | 460 | 1:121,126 | 12,246 |
| France | 392 | 1:169,446 | 26,353 |
| Belgium | 324 | 1:35,483 | 5,784 |
| Norway | 290 | 1:17,732 | 2,202 |
| Croatia | 204 | 1:20,728 | 4,287 |
| Denmark | 164 | 1:34,419 | 3,561 |
| Canada | 162 | 1:227,442 | 21,827 |
| Netherlands | 117 | 1:144,335 | 21,873 |
| Finland | 69 | 1:79,662 | 8,635 |
| Greece | 64 | 1:173,122 | 27,971 |
| Italy | 61 | 1:1,002,569 | 69,817 |
| North Macedonia | 45 | 1:46,699 | 5,092 |
| Czechia | 28 | 1:379,767 | 44,481 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Bulgaria | 16 | 1:436,182 | 20,063 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Serbia | 10 | 1:714,495 | 24,752 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Montenegro | 7 | 1:91,366 | 4,331 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Berisha (94) may also be a first name.
Berisha Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Berisha is an Albanian/Kosovan surname, denoting someone who comes from the Berisha tribe - a tribe from the village of Berishë (etymology unknown; possibly from borë, meaning 'snow'; or borës, meaning 'snow', or 'chaffinch' - recorded as Berissa in the 1200's).
- deleted-173293Berisha Demographics
Average Male Berisha Height
176.74 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Berisha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berisha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Berisha (Arabic: بريشا, Russian: Бериша) is found in Kosovo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Berisha? popularity and diffusion
Berisha is the 10,317th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 133,582 people. The last name Berisha occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Berisha live; 86 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent live in Albano-Europe. Berisha is also the 980,251st most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 94 people.
It is most commonly held in Kosovo, where it is carried by 43,692 people, or 1 in 43. In Kosovo Berisha is primarily concentrated in: District of Pristina, where 30 percent are found, District of Prizren, where 21 percent are found and District of Peja, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Kosovo this surname is found in 64 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 4 percent are found and Switzerland, where 3 percent are found.
Berisha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Berisha last name are 8.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.84% registered with the political party.
The amount Berisha earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 77.95% less than the national average, earning €6,622 per year; in Norway they earn 29.04% less than the national average, earning 245,565 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.83% more than the national average, earning $46,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.82% less than the national average, earning $43,810 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Berisha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Berisha in the Russian language | ||
| Бериша | berisa | - |
| Berisha in the Arabic language | ||
| بريشا | brysha | - |
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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
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