Berkestedt Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Berkestedt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Berkestedt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berkestedt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Berkestedt is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Berkestedt? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,057,639th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Berkestedt is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Berkestedt live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.
Berkestedt is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 703,340. In Sweden Berkestedt is most common in: Skåne County, where 43 percent are found, Västernorrland County, where 43 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Sweden Berkestedt exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkestedt | 90 | 30 | / |
| Barkestedt | 90 | 25 | / |
| Berkete | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bergkastet | 80 | 6 | / |
| Verkeste | 78 | 38 | / |
| Berketer | 78 | 1 | / |
| Berkheister | 76 | 3 | / |
| Berketa | 71 | 204 | / |
| Berketi | 71 | 58 | / |
| Bercete | 71 | 10 | / |
| Berkite | 71 | 4 | / |
| Birkete | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berkieta | 67 | 165 | / |
| Berketis | 67 | 90 | / |
| Birkette | 67 | 14 | / |
| Berchete | 67 | 3 | / |
| Berkitte | 67 | 3 | / |
| Berketiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berkheta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berchette | 63 | 14 | / |
| Berchetti | 63 | 13 | / |
| Berquiste | 63 | 2 | / |
| Bercuiste | 63 | 2 | / |
| Berkhetaia | 60 | 1 | / |
| Bergquiste | 60 | 1 | / |
| Berkyta | 59 | 275 | / |
| Berkita | 59 | 21 | / |
| Berkiti | 59 | 5 | / |
| Berkity | 59 | 1 | / |
| Birkite | 59 | 1 | / |
| Virketytė | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bercuista | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Berkestedt
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