Berlin Surname

22,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Berlin Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Berlin (uncultivated field), in Germany; descendant of Ber or Berl (bear).

Berlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,7331:30,8923,844
Germany4,6421:17,3432,280
Sweden1,6361:6,019562
Indonesia8661:152,71314,976
Russia8191:175,97419,827
France7621:87,16912,450
Mexico5391:230,2905,874
Canada4721:78,0638,764
Philippines4561:222,01434,290
Australia3461:78,0229,105
England2181:255,58720,554
Brazil1621:1,321,44645,095
Finland1481:37,1404,776
South Africa1411:384,23934,295
Argentina1401:305,31024,356
Poland1241:306,52236,280
Belarus1211:78,52112,586
India1181:6,500,554147,901
Latvia1091:18,8082,825
Spain1001:467,52024,100
Denmark971:58,1935,922
Jamaica771:37,2722,513
Italy751:815,42364,079
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Kazakhstan521:340,04827,669
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Israel381:225,20121,188
Norway371:138,98117,684
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Lithuania331:91,95712,711
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Austria291:293,63633,260
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
China151:91,154,7714,767
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Monaco101:3,707328
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Oman41:921,9937,313
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Macau11:601,6301,582
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0721:46,8465,379

The alternate forms: Berlín (25) & Berlìn (1) are calculated separately.

Berlin (17,612) may also be a first name.

Berlin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Berlin (uncultivated field), in Germany; descendant of Ber or Berl (bear).

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

Berlin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berlin (Arabic: برلين, Georgian: ბერლინ, Marathi: बेरलीन, Oriya: େବରଲିମ, Russian: Берлин) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Berlín or Berlìn. Click here to see other potential spellings of Berlin.

How Common Is The Last Name Berlin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 22,019th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 295,102 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Berlin are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 41,467th most numerous given name on earth It is held by 17,612 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 11,733 people, or 1 in 30,892. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 12 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 115 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent are found and Sweden, where 7 percent are found.

Berlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Berlin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Berlin last name rose 1,094 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,038 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 280 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Berlin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (60%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Belarus and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Berlin are 5.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Berlin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.05% more than the national average, earning 398,164 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.59% less than the national average, earning R 119,784 per year; in United States they earn 16.23% more than the national average, earning $50,153 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.66% more than the national average, earning $59,451 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berlín9425/
Berlìn941/
Berling923,635/
Berglin921,383/
Berlina92828/
Berlion92310/
Berlijn92294/
Berlien92168/
Berlind92153/
Boerlin92133/
Baerlin9272/
Bearlin9271/
Berlink9269/
Bierlin9252/
Berlinn9232/
Berlint9229/
Bherlin927/
Berllin925/
Hberlin924/
Berlgin924/
Beerlin921/
Berrlin920/
Berln911/
Beerling86702/
Beerlink8686/
Berglihn8648/
Berglinn8622/
Behrling8618/
Berglien8613/
Beirling869/
Bierlien867/
Bearling861/
Berllion861/
Beirlien861/
D'Berlin861/
Beyrlien860/
Berlling860/
Beysrlin860/
Beerlien860/
Barlin831,875/
Verlin83849/
Berlyn83671/
Berlim83645/
Börlin83451/
Berlen83426/
Borlin83422/
Werlin83366/
Bärlin83141/
Birlin83133/
Berlén8315/
Bjrlin833/
Byrlin831/
Beryln831/
Beriln831/
Berlnn830/
Berlinova80108/
Berlingue8029/
Berlinque807/
Berlinová806/
Bearrlien800/
Verling77582/
Birling77440/
Wehrlin77352/
Verlina77206/
Verlind77203/
Uerling77153/
Bärling77119/
Berlyna77109/
Barlien77107/
Boerlen7796/
Verlint7771/
Börling7741/
Berleen7738/
Berlent7737/
Bjørlin7734/
Beurlen7730/
Berlaen7721/
Barlinn7720/
Bjrling7717/
Bierlen7716/
Birlina7712/
Byrlind7711/
Birglin779/
Verlien778/
Borhlin775/
Verlink774/
Byrling774/
Vierlin773/
Werlien772/
Bairlin771/
Berlend771/
Wherlin771/
Werlinc771/
Verhlin771/
Berllim771/
Verlhin771/
Verlinc771/
Börlind771/
Berlimd771/
Berlynt771/
Berylne771/
Berlene770/
Veirlin770/
Birlien770/
Berllen770/
Beirlaen71171/
Bjørling71110/
Øverlien7170/
Vearling7163/
Veerling7153/
Åverling7137/
Bjørlien7124/
Weerlink7118/
Beerlaen7116/
Weerling717/
Verlinck716/
Bihrling715/
Veirling714/
Bayrlina714/
Berellen712/
Werhling712/
Bairlina711/
Weirling711/
Bierlaen711/
Bjőrling711/
Bairling711/
Barellin711/
Werlinck711/
Berlimck711/
Werlen671,609/
Verlingue67215/
Berlengue67144/
Barlen67111/
Verlim67100/
Vörlin6791/
Borlen6747/
Byrlén6742/
Verlen6740/
Berlem6733/
Werlingue6726/
Verlyn6718/
Berlynova6716/
Virlin6714/
Verlinque6714/
Vyrlin6711/
Wirlin673/
Värlin673/
Birlen672/
Verlingne672/
Birlinova671/
Boriln671/
Baryln671/
Vrelin671/
Verillion671/
Werlne671/
Wrelin671/
Byrlen671/
Byrlèn671/
Birlim671/

Berlin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berlin in the Georgian language
ბერლინberlin-
Berlin in the Marathi language
बेरलीनberalina66.67
बेलीनbelina33.33
Berlin in the Oriya language
େବରଲିମebaralima50
େବରଲିନebaralina50
Berlin in the Russian language
Берлинberlin-
Berlin in the Arabic language
برلينbrlyn-

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