Berlin Surname
Approximately 24,695 people bear this surname
Berlin Surname Definition:
(German) One who came from Berlin (uncultivated field), in Germany; descendant of Ber or Berl (bear).
Berlin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,733 | 1:30,892 | 3,844 |
| Germany | 4,642 | 1:17,343 | 2,280 |
| Sweden | 1,636 | 1:6,019 | 562 |
| Indonesia | 866 | 1:152,713 | 14,976 |
| Russia | 819 | 1:175,974 | 19,827 |
| France | 762 | 1:87,169 | 12,450 |
| Mexico | 539 | 1:230,290 | 5,874 |
| Canada | 472 | 1:78,063 | 8,764 |
| Philippines | 456 | 1:222,014 | 34,290 |
| Australia | 346 | 1:78,022 | 9,105 |
| England | 218 | 1:255,587 | 20,554 |
| Brazil | 162 | 1:1,321,446 | 45,095 |
| Finland | 148 | 1:37,140 | 4,776 |
| South Africa | 141 | 1:384,239 | 34,295 |
| Argentina | 140 | 1:305,310 | 24,356 |
| Poland | 124 | 1:306,522 | 36,280 |
| Belarus | 121 | 1:78,521 | 12,586 |
| India | 118 | 1:6,500,554 | 147,901 |
| Latvia | 109 | 1:18,808 | 2,825 |
| Spain | 100 | 1:467,520 | 24,100 |
| Denmark | 97 | 1:58,193 | 5,922 |
| Jamaica | 77 | 1:37,272 | 2,513 |
| Italy | 75 | 1:815,423 | 64,079 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Kazakhstan | 52 | 1:340,048 | 27,669 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Estonia | 46 | 1:28,735 | 5,267 |
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| Israel | 38 | 1:225,201 | 21,188 |
| Norway | 37 | 1:138,981 | 17,684 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Lithuania | 33 | 1:91,957 | 12,711 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| Austria | 29 | 1:293,636 | 33,260 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Turkey | 14 | 1:5,558,673 | 112,907 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Monaco | 10 | 1:3,707 | 328 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,072 | 1:46,846 | 5,379 |
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).
Berlin Demographics
Berlin Political Affiliation
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Berlin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berlin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Berlin (Arabic: برلين, Georgian: ბერლინ, Marathi: बेरलीन, Oriya: େବରଲିମ, Russian: Берлин) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Berlín or Berlìn. Click here for further possible spellings of Berlin.
How Common Is The Last Name Berlin? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 22,019th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 295,102 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Berlin live; 48 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. Berlin is also the 41,467th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 17,612 people.
Berlin is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 11,733 people, or 1 in 30,892. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 115 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 19 percent reside and Sweden, where 7 percent reside.
Berlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Berlin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Berlin last name increased 1,094 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,038 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 280 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Berlin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Berlin last name is predominantly Catholic (60%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Belarus and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Berlin last name are 5.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.46% being registered to vote for the 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
Berlin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin in the Georgian language | ||
| ბერლინ | berlin | - |
| Berlin in the Marathi language | ||
| बेरलीन | beralina | 66.67 |
| बेलीन | belina | 33.33 |
| Berlin in the Oriya language | ||
| େବରଲିମ | ebaralima | 50 |
| େବରଲିନ | ebaralina | 50 |
| Berlin in the Russian language | ||
| Берлин | berlin | - |
| Berlin in the Arabic language | ||
| برلين | brlyn | - |
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