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
Average Berke Salary in
United States
$57,338 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Berke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Berke (Arabic: بركى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻙ, Marathi: बेरके, Russian: Берке) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Berké or Berķe. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Berke? popularity and diffusion
Berke is the 31,014th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 423,227 people. The surname Berke is mostly 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 at a global level It is held by 3,378 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 9,176 people, or 1 in 10,631. Besides Ethiopia Berke occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Turkey, where 7 percent are found.
Berke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Berke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Berke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Berke surname are 0.36000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.59% being registered to vote for 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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