Berkelaar Surname

462,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Berkelaar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berkelaar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5571:30,3185,021
Canada681:541,84745,466
Australia451:599,90442,958
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Berkelaar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berkelaar is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berkelaar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 462,693rd most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 9,996,634 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Berkelaar reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Berkelaar is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 557 people, or 1 in 30,318. In The Netherlands Berkelaar is primarily found in: South Holland, where 30 percent are found, Utrecht, where 26 percent are found and North Holland, where 16 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Berkelaar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Berkelaar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Berkelaar last name expanded 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Berkelaar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Berkelaar surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Berkelaar earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.32% more than the national average, earning $48,898 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.08% less than the national average, earning $48,650 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Berkelaar
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