Berkes Surname

103,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Berkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary3,1261:3,140361
United States6021:602,09149,009
Germany3581:224,87625,165
Canada1281:287,85626,805
Austria401:212,88626,249
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
France281:2,372,240182,981
Portugal281:372,08012,265
England261:2,143,00282,017
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Slovakia191:280,86641,728
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Serbia61:1,190,82529,487
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Wales51:618,90625,852
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

The alternate forms: Berkeš (435), Berkés (1), Berkès (1) & Berkeś (1) are calculated separately.

Berkes (53) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berkeš94435/
Berkés941/
Berkès941/
Berkeś941/
Berckes9296/
Berkesh9241/
Berkhes923/
Berkesz922/
Berkets921/
Berkies921/
Berkees920/
Berkesch8655/
Beerkesh8621/
Berkesse8618/
Berckess861/
Berces832,304/
Barkes83954/
Berkis83680/
Birkes83609/
Borkes83431/
Berkez8350/
Berkys8342/
Byrkes831/
Berkesová8017/
Berkesova8017/
Berches77521/
Barkess77292/
Berkecz77252/
Berkhis77170/
Borkesz7733/
Berkise7713/
Borkhes7712/
Berkish7712/
Berkech776/
Barkies775/
Birkess774/
Birkesø773/
Barkesh772/
Berqeus771/
Bercees771/
Berckys771/
Berkais771/
Bearces771/
Birkesh771/
Birkets770/
Buirkes770/
Berkeshova753/
Berkessova751/
Berkiche71127/
Berquest7117/
Berkhais712/
Berkuist711/
Barkeesh711/
Barkkees711/
Beurques711/
Berkhiss711/
Verkeesh711/
Berqesch711/
Berchess710/
Bérces67629/
Barkis67198/
Bercis67120/
Berkešová67110/
Birkés6751/
Bercez6748/
Bergkuist6733/
Birkis6733/
Birkeš6718/
Berkquist6710/
Bergquest677/
Borkis675/
Berkiş674/
Barkez673/
Berkešova673/
Berķis673/
Borkés672/
Birces672/
Berceš671/
Berqueist671/
Berkiz671/
Berkhisse671/

Berkes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berkes in the Russian language
Беркесberkes-

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Footnotes

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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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