Berkholz Surname

418,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Berkholz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berkholz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6581:122,34914,971
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Berkholz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Berkholz has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berkholz? popularity and diffusion

Berkholz is the 418,171st most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 8,769,610 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Berkholz live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Berkholz is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 658 people, or 1 in 122,349. In Germany it is most common in: Brandenburg, where 28 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 20 percent live and Berlin, where 19 percent live. Besides Germany this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Berkholz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Berkholz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Berkholz last name increased 392 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Berkholz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Berkholz are 6.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.49% being registered with the party.

Berkholz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.69% more than the national average, earning $46,898 USD 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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  • 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 Berkholz
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