Berkhof Surname

275,138th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Berkhof Surname User-submission:

The Berkhof surname means 'birch garden' or 'birch court'.

Berkhof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2371:13,6522,017
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
England51:11,143,612252,590
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Berkhof Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Berkhof surname means 'birch garden' or 'birch court'.

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Berkhof Last Name Facts

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

The last name Berkhof (Russian: Берхоф) is found most in The Netherlands. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Berkhof.

How Common Is The Last Name Berkhof? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 275,138th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,164,809 people. The last name Berkhof occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Berkhof are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,237 people, or 1 in 13,652. In The Netherlands Berkhof is primarily found in: South Holland, where 20 percent are found, Gelderland, where 20 percent are found and Utrecht, where 15 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.

Berkhof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Berkhof has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Berkhof last name increased 9,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Berkhof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Berkhof surname are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.92% registered to vote for the party.

Berkhof earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.73% less than the national average, earning $34,203 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berkhoff93723/
Berkhoof930/
Berkof9225/
Berhof9219/
Berckhoff8839/
Berkoff86444/
Barkhof86205/
Birkhof8686/
Berhoff8625/
Behrhof8621/
Berkhov8613/
Berchof864/
Berhoft862/
Berkouf861/
Werkhof861/
Birkhoff80639/
Barkhoff80500/
Berchoff8041/
Borkhoff8028/
Berkhova8016/
Bjørkhof804/
Barckhof802/
Berckoff802/
Bergkoff801/
Werkhoff801/
Beerhoff800/
Beyrhoof800/
Borkhowf800/
Barkhoof800/
Berkov771,088/
Berhow77653/
Berkow77507/
Verhof7771/
Barkof7716/
Birkof775/
Borkof772/
Verkof771/
Barckhoff7584/
Beyrekhov7527/
Birkhoffe751/
Beirekhov751/
Barkkhoff751/
Beerchoff751/
Berkova711,731/
Verhoff711,147/
Verkhov711,005/
Barkoff71312/
Verhoof71312/
Bayrhof71157/
Bercoff7181/
Birkoff7143/
Werkoff7133/
Barkhov7126/
Borkowf718/
Borkoff716/
Borkhov716/
Berkovs713/
Berkowa712/
Bearkow712/
Birkhov712/
Berkafe712/
Verhouf711/
Birchof711/
Berkoub711/
Barkhow710/
Barckof710/
Verkhova671,923/
Veerhoff6740/
Bierkowa671/
Bierchow671/
Berckova671/
Berchova671/
Werckoff671/
Verhhoff671/
Virkhoff671/
Birrkoff671/
Birkhova671/
Weirkopf670/
Bayrhoff670/
Birchoff670/

Berkhof Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berkhof in the Russian language
Берхофberhof-

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Berkhof Reference & Research

Berkhof - Berkhoff FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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