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).
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Average Berisha Salary in
United States
$46,960 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Berisha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berisha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Berisha (Arabic: بريشا, Russian: Бериша) is found most frequently in Kosovo. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Berisha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Berisha is the 10,317th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 133,582 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Berisha reside; 86 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent reside in Albano-Europe. Berisha is also the 980,251st most widely held first name globally, borne by 94 people.
The last name is most common in Kosovo, where it is borne by 43,692 people, or 1 in 43. In Kosovo Berisha is primarily found 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 last name occurs 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 surname are 8.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.84% being registered with the 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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