Berka Surname

52,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Berka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,4151:40,3924,505
Czechia2,0911:5,085573
Morocco1,3971:24,6793,885
United States7771:466,48539,729
Mauritania6501:6,300725
Poland4791:79,35012,357
Germany3221:250,01727,129
Austria2851:29,8794,806
Cameroon2531:82,09110,026
Hungary2141:45,8704,878
Turkey1801:432,34125,705
Brazil1181:1,814,18958,634
France1061:626,62982,018
Algeria651:594,33239,000
Canada601:614,09350,489
Slovakia401:133,41124,423
Australia401:674,89346,030
Italy391:1,568,12082,279
England381:1,466,26563,675
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
India121:63,922,115578,870
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Wales41:773,63329,106
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Berká (4) are calculated separately.

Berka (4,168) may also be a first name.

Berka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berka (Arabic: بيرقي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻛﻪ, Hindi: बरका, Russian: Берка) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Berká. Click here to see other possible spellings of Berka.

How Common Is The Last Name Berka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 52,400th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 746,292 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Berka reside; 29 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 27 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Berka is also the 107,551st most numerous first name world-wide, held by 4,168 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Other than Ethiopia it occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 21 percent are found and Morocco, where 14 percent are found.

Berka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Berka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Berka last name grew 2,878 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Berka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Berka last name are 11.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Berka earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 32.58% less than the national average, earning 233,332 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.12% more than the national average, earning $44,926 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.52% less than the national average, earning $48,928 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berká934/
Berkay91582/
Berkau91502/
Berkai91498/
Berkah91274/
Bierka91246/
Beerka91136/
Berkaa9121/
Berkaz914/
Berkha913/
Berkka913/
Berkaï911/
Berkea911/
Baerka910/
Berkash83113/
Berkatt8345/
Berkaya8321/
Beerkat8321/
Beerkka839/
Berkaia837/
Bheerka834/
Beirkat832/
Bierkau832/
Berkaas831/
Berkaja831/
Berkast831/
Bearkay831/
Berkkai831/
Berkacz831/
Berkhaz831/
Berkais831/
Berkass831/
Berkahe831/
Bierkaa831/
Barka8077,924/
Berke8017,219/
Berko8016,264/
Berki8011,092/
Borka803,666/
Berky802,173/
Byrka801,816/
Berkó80863/
Berca80803/
Birka80723/
Berké809/
Bírka805/
Berqa801/
Bõrka801/
Berký801/
Berkkaya7784/
Berkhead7735/
Beerkaat772/
Beirkatt771/
Berkhaat771/
Berkhaus770/
Berkhast770/
Berkie737,731/
Barkah736,540/
Bercea735,420/
Berkey734,608/
Barkaï734,237/
Barkai732,621/
Barkha732,473/
Berkoh732,172/
Barkay731,852/
Berkeš73435/
Barkau73323/
Birkas73160/
Bierke73143/
Berkei73135/
Berkyi73135/
Bierca73123/
Bercke73114/
Borkay73113/
Bercaj73108/
Bercko73100/
Borkai73100/
Birkha7396/
Bierko7388/
Birkaç7386/
Berkez7350/
Berkou7340/
Berkeh7332/
Verkka7332/
Bercas7321/
Vercka7320/
Verkau7317/
Verkay7314/
Berkio7314/
Berkiy7313/
Behrke7313/
Borkah7312/
Bjørka7312/
Bhirka7310/
Berkej739/
Berkih739/
Verkaj739/
Barkaî739/
Borkka738/
Bharka738/
Berkij738/
Borkha737/
Birkay737/
Bercki737/
Bergke736/
Baerko735/
Barkaa735/
Berkhi734/
Berkiş734/
Bercky733/
Berkho733/
Bercau733/
Bercat733/
Barkka732/
Beerke732/
Berkoy732/
Barkea732/
Byrkat732/
Berzki732/
Birkah732/
Bherke731/
Bherki731/
Bhorka731/
Biorka731/
Birkaa731/
Birkap731/
Bergky731/
Berkee731/
Berkhe731/
Berkoo731/
Berkui731/
Vherka731/
Verkah731/
Verkai731/
Bercay731/
Borkea731/
Berkeś731/
Berkès731/
Berkés731/
Bierki731/
Birkai731/
Bircka731/
Bargka731/
Birkaş731/
Beurko731/
Baarka731/
Birkea731/
Bearca731/
Berkki731/
Borcka731/
Bgerke730/
Bearky730/
Berrke730/
Vearka730/
Boyrka730/
Beurke730/
Berkke730/
Berrko730/
Buheereka711/
Bearkhead710/
Beirkhead710/
Berckhead710/
Berkoud67438/
Birkaia67332/
Berkich67332/
Berkecz67252/
Bercker67178/
Berkhis67170/
Birkaya67139/
Barkhau67133/
Bearcat6768/
Berkhey6754/
Berkhee6745/
Berkesh6741/
Berkych6724/
Barkhaa6721/
Birkatt6721/
Barkhah6718/
Birkaas6717/
Berckey6711/
Berquat6711/
Bhirkad677/
Berkech676/
Berkout676/
Berkooz675/
Boerkei675/
Bearkie675/
Bjørkaa675/
Bercaud674/
Berkeij673/
Berrker673/
Berkhyt673/
Birkatz672/
Berkhet672/
Berkesz672/
Berchea672/
Berkouz672/
Birkhea671/
Barkhai671/
Barckay671/
Bercach671/
Berquas671/
Berzhko671/
Berkerr671/
Berkets671/
Bhargka671/
Barkeah671/
Borkeah671/
Berkytė671/
Bierzki671/
Bierzko671/
Birkhau671/
Berkoot671/
Berkqit671/
Berrcaj671/
Birkais671/
Birkeat670/
Berkees670/
Bearcea670/
Bercket670/
Berkhie670/

Berka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berka in the Hindi language
बरकाbaraka-
Berka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺮﻛﻪbrkh64
ﺑﺮﻙbrk29.78
ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﻪalbrkh3.11
ﺑﺮﻛﺔbrkt2.67
Berka in the Russian language
Беркаberka-
Berka in the Arabic language
بيرقيbyrqy-

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