Berktold Surname

449,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Berktold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berktold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4351:185,07021,565
Austria1871:45,5377,281
United States961:3,775,614208,022
France281:2,372,240182,981
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Berktold Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berktold occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Berktold? popularity and diffusion

It is the 449,465th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 9,626,877 people. The last name Berktold is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Berktold live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Berktold is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 435 people, or 1 in 185,070. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 81 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent reside and Hesse, where 4 percent reside. Other than Germany Berktold exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Berktold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Berktold has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Berktold surname increased 565 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Berktold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Berktold are 29.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.19% registered to vote for the political party.

Berktold earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berkhtold9434/
Berckthold890/
Bergtold88157/
Berktolp881/
Bergthold82693/
Bergtholdt78169/
Bergtoll7512/
Bergtald750/
Bircthold711/
Bergtal672/
Bergthaldt670/
Bergthal6350/
Bergthall590/

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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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  • 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 Berktold
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