Berkish Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Berkish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berkish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel101:855,76354,181
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Berkish Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berkish is found in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berkish? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Berkish occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Berkish reside; 83 percent reside in West Asia and 83 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

This surname is most numerous in Israel, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 855,763. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 40 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 40 percent reside and Haifa District, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Israel Berkish is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berkis92680/
Berkich86332/
Berkhis86170/
Berkesh8641/
Berkise8613/
Barkish866/
Berkies861/
Berkais861/
Berkishova821/
Berkiche80127/
Berkesch8055/
Beerkesh8021/
Berkhais802/
Berkitch802/
Berkhiss801/
Berkuist801/
Berkes774,537/
Barkis77198/
Bercis77120/
Berkys7742/
Birkis7733/
Berkij778/
Borkis775/
Berkiş774/
Berķis773/
Berkic772/
Berkés771/
Berkès771/
Berkič771/
Berkiz771/
Bergkuist7533/
Berkquist7510/
Baharkish757/
Berkhisse751/
Birkischt750/
Berckes7196/
Berchis7147/
Berquis7139/
Berkych7124/
Barkiss7124/
Birkich718/
Barkuis717/
Berkech716/
Barkies715/
Berkeij713/
Berkhes713/
Berkeshova713/
Berkesz712/
Barkesh712/
Berckys711/
Berkets711/
Birkesh711/
Barkkis711/
Birkais711/
Berkees710/
Barckis710/
Berquist672,095/
Barkhuis67187/
Berkheij67177/
Borkhuis67155/
Birkicht67136/
Bercaits6760/
Berkesse6718/
Bergqist673/
Bercuist673/
Birkiche672/
Bergquis672/
Verkeesh671/
Berquisp671/
Berckess671/
Barkeesh671/
Bercoich671/
Berkhych671/
Berqesch671/
Berquiss670/

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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 Berkish
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