Berkes Surname
Approximately 4,537 people bear this surname
Berkes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 3,126 | 1:3,140 | 361 |
| United States | 602 | 1:602,091 | 49,009 |
| Germany | 358 | 1:224,876 | 25,165 |
| Canada | 128 | 1:287,856 | 26,805 |
| Austria | 40 | 1:212,886 | 26,249 |
| Netherlands | 37 | 1:456,410 | 45,371 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Slovakia | 19 | 1:280,866 | 41,728 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Ukraine | 15 | 1:3,034,846 | 176,305 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Serbia | 6 | 1:1,190,825 | 29,487 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 90 | 1:557,985 | 38,227 |
The alternate forms: Berkeš (435), Berkés (1), Berkès (1) & Berkeś (1) are calculated separately.
Berkes (53) may also be a first name.
Berkes Demographics
Average Berkes Salary in
United States
$43,137 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Berkes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berkes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Berkes (Russian: Беркес) is most common in Hungary. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Berkeš, Berkés, Berkès or Berkeś. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Berkes? popularity and diffusion
The surname Berkes is the 103,597th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,606,248 people. The last name Berkes is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Berkes live; 70 percent live in Eastern Europe and 69 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 1,366,219th most widely held first name on earth, held by 53 people.
The last name is most numerous in Hungary, where it is held by 3,126 people, or 1 in 3,140. In Hungary it is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 19 percent live, Pest County, where 13 percent live and Somogy County, where 11 percent live. Excluding Hungary this last name occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.
Berkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Berkes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Berkes surname increased 669 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 867 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Berkes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Berkes are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.
The amount Berkes earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.03% less than the national average, earning $43,137 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.42% more than the national average, earning $50,884 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Berkes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Berkes in the Russian language | ||
| Беркес | berkes | - |
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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 Berkes
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