Berkum Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Berkum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berkum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1151:146,84522,164
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Berkum (26) may also be a first name.

Berkum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berkum occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berkum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,511,557th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Berkum live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 26 people.

It is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 146,845. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Overijssel, where 26 percent live, South Holland, where 23 percent live and North Holland, where 19 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Berkum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Berkum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Berkum Last Name Statistics demography

Berkum earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.04% less than the national average, earning $41,839 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berckum926/
Berkhoum860/
Barkum83170/
Borkum83124/
Bercum8324/
Berkom8322/
Birkum830/
Bjørkum77198/
Bercume77179/
Borkhum7710/
Borkeum772/
Bergkom771/
Barcum6746/
Bercom677/
Vercum671/
Berquaume670/

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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 Berkum
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