Berke Surname
Approximately 17,219 people bear this surname
Berke Surname Definition:
Dweller at a Birch-Tree. [Old English be(o)rc]
Berke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 9,176 | 1:10,631 | 1,583 |
| United States | 3,406 | 1:106,418 | 11,679 |
| Turkey | 1,254 | 1:62,059 | 5,917 |
| Germany | 1,099 | 1:73,253 | 9,262 |
| Hungary | 574 | 1:17,102 | 1,928 |
| Latvia | 446 | 1:4,597 | 647 |
| Mauritania | 325 | 1:12,600 | 1,216 |
| Canada | 156 | 1:236,190 | 22,564 |
| Slovenia | 108 | 1:23,034 | 5,025 |
| Romania | 106 | 1:189,414 | 19,163 |
| Poland | 73 | 1:520,668 | 50,348 |
| Denmark | 56 | 1:100,798 | 9,513 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| France | 52 | 1:1,277,360 | 130,443 |
| Cameroon | 50 | 1:415,381 | 35,427 |
| Netherlands | 42 | 1:402,076 | 42,431 |
| Austria | 34 | 1:250,454 | 29,541 |
| Seychelles | 29 | 1:3,186 | 566 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 131 | 1:383,349 | 28,717 |
The alternate forms: Berké (9) & Berķe (2) are calculated separately.
Berke (3,378) may also be a first name.
Berke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Dweller at a Birch-Tree. [Old English be(o)rc]
(Irish) Dweller at, or near, the burgh or stronghold.
Berke Demographics
Berke Political Affiliation
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Berke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Berke (Arabic: بركى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻙ, Marathi: बेरके, Russian: Берке) is most common in Ethiopia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Berké or Berķe. Click here for further potential spellings of Berke.
How Common Is The Last Name Berke? popularity and diffusion
Berke is the 31,014th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 423,227 people. The last name Berke is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Berke live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Berke is also the 122,617th most numerous forename world-wide. It is borne by 3,378 people.
The last name Berke is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 9,176 people, or 1 in 10,631. Barring Ethiopia it exists in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Turkey, where 7 percent reside.
Berke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Berke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Berke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Berke are 0.36000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.59% registered with the party.
The amount Berke earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 32.88% more than the national average, earning $57,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.57% more than the national average, earning $64,375 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Berke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Berke in the Marathi language | ||
| बेरके | berake | - |
| Berke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺮﻙ | brk | 52.38 |
| ﺑﺮﻛﻪ | brkh | 38.89 |
| ﺑﺮﻛﻰ | brky | 3.97 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﻪ | albrkh | 2.38 |
| ﺑﺮﻛﻲ | brky | 0.79 |
| ﺑﺮﻛﺔ | brkt | 0.79 |
| Berke in the Russian language | ||
| Берке | berke | - |
| Berke in the Arabic language | ||
| بركى | brky | - |
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