Berkowicz Surname

363,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 992 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Berkowicz Surname Definition:

(Polish, Ukranian) The son of Berek or Berko, pet forms of Baruch (blessed).

Berkowicz Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland4091:92,93114,286
United States2801:1,294,49690,776
France1121:593,06078,954
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
England201:2,785,90397,972
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Israel131:658,28045,106
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
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Berkowicz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, Ukranian) The son of Berek or Berko, pet forms of Baruch (blessed).

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith
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Berkowicz Demographics

Average Berkowicz Salary in
United States

$45,375 USD

Per year
Rank:
562,648 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
6.86328E-5
Rank: 101,881 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
105.16%
Sample size: 129 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Berkowicz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berkowicz is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Berkowicz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Berkowicz is the 363,955th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,346,316 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Berkowicz reside; 41 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 41 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Berkowicz is most frequently held in Poland, where it is borne by 409 people, or 1 in 92,931. Apart from Poland it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and France, where 11 percent are found.

Berkowicz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Berkowicz surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Berkowicz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berkowitcz951/
Berkowic9410/
Berkowiz947/
Berkowitz8919,264/
Borkowicz891,026/
Berkowich8930/
Berkovicz8924/
Bercowicz8921/
Berkowiez896/
Barkowicz892/
Berkowitc892/
Berkowitch8453/
Berkcovicz842/
Berkowidch841/
Berkovic82408/
Berkoviz827/
Berkowitsch8059/
Berkovich782,370/
Berkovitz78661/
Berkovics78235/
Borkowitz78151/
Barkowitz78108/
Berkowits7846/
Bercovicz7835/
Bercowitz7811/
Verkowitz787/
Berqowitz784/
Bercowich783/
Berkawitz782/
Berkovici782/
Berkowitx782/
Berkoviez781/
Barkawicz781/
Berkobitz781/
Berkowetz781/
Berkobich781/
Barcowicz781/
Berzkowitsch764/
Berkovitch74241/
Berzkovics7417/
Berckovich745/
Berkouvitz741/
Berckovitz741/
Berkovitcs741/
Birkowitch740/
Berković71477/
Berkovec71227/
Berkovič71212/
Bercovic715/
Bercoviz711/
Barkowitsch707/
Birkowitsch701/
Berkovicova701/
Borkowitsch701/
Bercovich67849/
Berkovits67772/
Bercovici67745/
Verkovich67318/
Bercovitz67307/
Berkovych67282/
Barkawitz67111/
Barkovitz6778/
Birkovich6749/
Berkavich6744/
Borkovitz6742/
Bercowetz6724/
Borkowetz6713/
Bercoviez672/
Byrkovich671/
Bercowits671/
Bercobich671/
Berkovitš671/
Berkovicsová671/
Barkowits670/
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