Berkous Surname

130,800th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Berkous Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berkous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria3,3981:11,3691,997
France601:1,107,045119,335

Berkous Last Name Facts

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

Berkous is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Berkous? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 130,800th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,107,445 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Berkous reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Mahgreb.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is held by 3,398 people, or 1 in 11,369. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Annaba Province, where 82 percent are found, El Taref Province, where 10 percent are found and Guelma Province, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Algeria Berkous occurs in one country. It also occurs in France, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berkhous9333/
Berkus92304/
Berkos92160/
Berkhouse88181/
Berkhoust881/
Bierkos8634/
Bierkus8613/
Berkouz862/
Berkush862/
Berkousova823/
Berkouch80282/
Berkuist801/
Berkhaus800/
Berkas77793/
Berkoz77417/
Birkos77377/
Birkus7799/
Bercos7734/
Byrkus7733/
Byrkos7729/
Bercus7722/
Berkuz7719/
Verkos773/
Berkuś771/
Berkouche75427/
Berkhouch75307/
Bergkuist7533/
Berkusová758/
Berkouztt751/
Berkash71113/
Verkhos7158/
Berkyes7135/
Berkausova7121/
Verkush7117/
Berkgoz7112/
Berkhouche718/
Berkooz715/
Bergcoutts713/
Berkies711/
Bercose711/
Berkass711/
Berkais711/
Berqeus711/
Berceus711/
Verkeus711/
Berkushova711/
Berkast711/
Berkaas711/
Berquas711/
Bearkhause710/
Berkees710/
Bearcus710/
Verkhosh6718/
Berkasse674/
Bercuist673/
Birkhaus673/
Berkhais672/
Berqouch672/
Verkhush671/
Verkhaus671/
Beercost671/
Berkhast670/

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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 Berkous
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