Berkö Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Berkö Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Berkö 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
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049

Berkö Last Name Facts

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

Berkö occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berkö? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Berkö live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 307,711. In Sweden Berkö is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 31 percent live, Jämtland County, where 25 percent live and Västernorrland County, where 22 percent live. Aside from Sweden this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The Faroe Islands, where 3 percent live.

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
Berköz91403/
Barkö8017/
Werkö804/
Birkö801/
Berkoe734/
Berkui731/
Barkoe5540/
Birkui5534/
Barkae557/
Werkae551/
Birkoe551/
Borkae551/
Bearcoe501/
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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 Berkö
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