Berkvist Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Berkvist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Berkvist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berkvist Come From? nationality or country of origin
Berkvist (Russian: Бьерквист) occurs most in Russia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Berkvist? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Berkvist reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 50 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The surname Berkvist is most common in Russia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia it is most numerous in: Rostov Oblast, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Russia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergkvist | 94 | 4,118 | / |
| Berkqvist | 94 | 8 | / |
| Bergqkvist | 89 | 1 | / |
| Berqvist | 88 | 6 | / |
| Birkvist | 88 | 1 | / |
| Borkvist | 88 | 1 | / |
| Barkvist | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bergqvist | 82 | 9,032 | / |
| Borgkvist | 82 | 194 | / |
| Bjrkqvist | 82 | 17 | / |
| Bjørkvist | 82 | 5 | / |
| Bjørkqvist | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bärqvist | 75 | 1 | / |
| Berkvich | 75 | 1 | / |
| Berqvest | 75 | 0 | / |
| Borgqvist | 71 | 316 | / |
| Bergqvíst | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wirqvist | 63 | 2 | / |
| Berkhbai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Berkbe | 57 | 36 | / |
| Birkved | 53 | 29 | / |
| Bjørkved | 50 | 2 | / |
Berkvist Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Berkvist in the Russian language | ||
| Бьерквист | berkvist | - |
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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 Berkvist
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