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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 carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Berké or Berķe. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 31,014^th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 423,227 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Berke are found; 53 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 122,617^th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 3,378 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 9,176 people, or 1 in 10,631. Aside from Ethiopia this last name occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Turkey, where 7 percent are found.

Berke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Berke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Berke last name rose 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Berke Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Berke last name are 0.36000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.59% being registered with the political 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.