Berknes Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Berknes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berknes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway141:367,30634,015
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Berknes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berknes (Russian: Бьеркнес) is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berknes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Berknes live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in Scandinavia.

Berknes is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 367,306. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Norway this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Russia, where 6 percent reside.

Berknes Last Name Statistics demography

Berknes earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 10.92% less than the national average, earning 308,280 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berknesh931,610/
Berkness93155/
Bierknes931/
Berkne921/
Bierkness8811/
Berkneshe881/
Bgerkness881/
Birknes86142/
Byrknes8697/
Borknes8615/
Berkneh861/
Berknez861/
Werknes861/
Barknes860/
Birknesh809,499/
Werknesh808,210/
Bjørknes80204/
Birkness8038/
Berckner8024/
Werknies802/
Barkness801/
Birknest801/
Bercness801/
Berkenne801/
Berknett800/
Berkna77148/
Birkne7713/
Berkni7710/
Verkennes7571/
Verkinnes7532/
Werkneshe759/
Bjørkness751/
Birkneh711,776/
Bergknecht71145/
Byrkner7125/
Birknäs718/
Verknäs714/
Verknis711/
Bercner711/
Birckner67115/
Verkenne6782/
Werqnesh671/
Bercnice671/
Wirkness671/
Verkennis63257/
Verkinnis6312/
Birkingne631/
Birkna622/

Berknes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berknes in the Russian language
Бьеркнесberknes-

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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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  • 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 Berknes
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