Berishvili Surname

136,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Berishvili Surname User-submission:

The Berishvili surname originates in the country of Georgia. It means 'child or descendant of a priest' (in Orthodox Christianity, clergy is allowed to marry).

Berishvili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia2,7721:1,351157
Abkhazia3281:740157
Russia1461:987,14476,448
South Ossetia321:1,670330
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Berishvili Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Berishvili surname originates in the country of Georgia. It means 'child or descendant of a priest' (in Orthodox Christianity, clergy is allowed to marry).

- mcsniper

Berishvili Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berishvili (Georgian: ბერიშვილი, Russian: Беришвили) is held by more people in Georgia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Berishvili.

How Common Is The Last Name Berishvili? popularity and diffusion

It is the 136,034th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,207,678 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Berishvili live; 95 percent live in West Asia and 84 percent live in Kartvelo-West Asia.

The surname Berishvili is most frequently held in Georgia, where it is borne by 2,772 people, or 1 in 1,351. In Georgia Berishvili is mostly concentrated in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 39 percent reside, Tbilisi, where 31 percent reside and Kvemo Kartli, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Georgia this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Abkhazia, where 10 percent reside and Russia, where 4 percent reside.

Berishvili Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Berishvili last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Georgia and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Berishvili last name are 6.17% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 52.94% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Berishvili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berishvili in the Georgian language
ბერიშვილიberishvili-
Berishvili in the Russian language
Беришвилиberisvili-

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