Berkman Surname

110,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Berkman Surname Definition:

(from the name of a male ancestor) A form of Berko which is a form of Ber, the kinnui of Issachar.

Berkman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5431:142,53214,779
Turkey6021:129,27110,611
Netherlands2711:62,31410,711
Australia1501:179,97118,195
Russia1221:1,181,33786,893
Ukraine711:641,16568,951
Canada651:566,85547,218
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Argentina461:929,20559,251
England411:1,358,97760,528
Poland391:974,58370,126
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
France161:4,151,420237,746
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:252,35520,860

Berkman (100) may also be a first name.

Berkman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a male ancestor) A form of Berko which is a form of Ber, the kinnui of Issachar.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Berkman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berkman (Arabic: بركمان, Russian: Беркман) is most common in The United States. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Berkman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berkman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 110,165th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,726,497 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Berkman are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 946,056th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 100 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,543 people, or 1 in 142,532. In The United States Berkman is most prevalent in: New York, where 17 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States Berkman is found in 49 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 14 percent live and The Netherlands, where 6 percent live.

Berkman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Berkman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,278 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 342 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Berkman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Berkman surname is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Berkman surname are 1.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.04% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Berkman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.45% more than the national average, earning R 438,312 per year; in United States they earn 30.8% more than the national average, earning $56,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning $49,304 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Berkman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berkman in the Russian language
Беркманberkman-
Berkman in the Arabic language
بركمانbrkman-

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Berkman Reference & Research

Berkman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Berkman 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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Footnotes

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