Berkani Surname

21,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,651 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Berkani Surname User-submission:

The surname Berkani comes from the Berber word aberkane (black). It describes someone who is dark-skinned.

Berkani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria22,2041:1,740166
Morocco1,8741:18,3972,834
France1,0871:61,1068,293
Spain2011:232,59715,261
Belgium1141:100,84815,329
England311:1,797,35772,927
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Congo91:554,34412,633
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Berkani (220) may also be a first name.

Berkani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Berkani comes from the Berber word aberkane (black). It describes someone who is dark-skinned.

- oussama.berkani

This surname means 'one from Berkan', a city in the North of Morocco.

- mzulter

Berkani is a Moroccan surname originating from the city of Berkane.

- barbiemaghreb

Berkani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Berkani (Georgian: ბერკანი) occurs most in Algeria. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Berkani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Berkani is the 21,253rd most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 284,104 people. Berkani is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Berkani are found; 94 percent are found in North Africa and 94 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 608,246th most frequently held forename internationally It is held by 220 people.

This last name is most frequent in Algeria, where it is borne by 22,204 people, or 1 in 1,740. In Algeria it is primarily concentrated in: Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 35 percent reside, Béjaïa Province, where 9 percent reside and Tizi Ouzou Province, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Algeria this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 7 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Berkani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Berkani surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Berkani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.92% less than the national average, earning 263,293 kr per year; in United States they earn 45.95% more than the national average, earning $62,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.25% less than the national average, earning $43,100 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Berkani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berkani in the Georgian language
ბერკანიberkani-

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