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Where Does The Last Name Berk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Berk (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻙ, Russian: Берк) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Berk.

How Common Is The Last Name Berk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 18,845^th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 249,283 people. The last name Berk is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Berk reside; 54 percent reside in West Asia and 54 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Berk is also the 58,852^nd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 10,619 people.

It is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 17,856 people, or 1 in 4,358. In Turkey Berk is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent are found, Sirnak Province, where 9 percent are found and Kahramanmaras Province, where 6 percent are found. Not including Turkey this surname occurs in 78 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.

Berk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Berk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Berk last name increased 1,081 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 425 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Berk Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (78%) in Russia.

In The United States Berk are 3.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.57% registered with the party.

The amount Berk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.33% more than the national average, earning 416,423 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 604.49% more than the national average, earning R 1,674,140 per year; in United States they earn 25.76% more than the national average, earning $54,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.28% more than the national average, earning $61,251 CAD per year.