Berkal Surname

326,564th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Berkal Surname Definition:

(from a place name) A Yiddish version of Perkallen, a locality in what was formerly Prussia.

Berkal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria9001:42,9247,598
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Ukraine371:1,230,343106,187
France301:2,214,091176,965
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
India171:45,121,493474,784
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Berkal (13) may also be a first name.

Berkal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) A Yiddish version of Perkallen, a locality in what was formerly Prussia.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Berkal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Berkal (Russian: Беркаль) is most common in Algeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berkal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Berkal is the 326,564th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,403,819 people. The last name Berkal is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Berkal live; 79 percent live in North Africa and 79 percent live in Mahgreb. Berkal is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 13 people.

The last name Berkal is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is held by 900 people, or 1 in 42,924. In Algeria Berkal is most frequent in: Mila Province, where 60 percent live, Tizi Ouzou Province, where 34 percent live and Tindouf Province, where 4 percent live. Beside Algeria it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Ukraine, where 3 percent live.

Berkal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Berkal surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Berkal earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 27.66% more than the national average, earning $55,084 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.71% less than the national average, earning $40,882 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berkail92124/
Berkall925/
Berkale924/
Bearkal922/
Berkkal921/
Berkhal921/
Berkhald8613/
Berkhall865/
Berckeal860/
Barkal83712/
Bercal83180/
Berkol83169/
Birkal83109/
Borkal838/
Verkal832/
Berkalova8061/
Berkkhald805/
Bergkhalt801/
Berqual7733/
Berkool7728/
Biercal7727/
Bearcal7712/
Berkold777/
Birkale777/
Barkhal775/
Berkoul772/
Bharkal772/
Bahrkal771/
Berckol771/
Berkole771/
Barkaul771/
Verkayl771/
Bercail771/
Bearkol771/
Berkolt770/
Bercall770/
Berkhold7132/
Bercault7123/
Barkhall7120/
Berkolle711/
Berkholt711/
Bhirkale711/
Bairekal711/
Barcal67691/
Barkol6781/
Birkalova6769/
Birkol6761/
Borcal6714/
Barqal6712/
Bercol673/
Vercal671/
Borkol671/
Bercalova671/
Berkholdt670/
Berkholtd670/

Berkal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berkal in the Russian language
Беркальberkal-

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