Berliner Surname

123,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Berliner Surname Definition:

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

Berliner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4531:147,76115,244
Israel3871:22,1133,272
Germany3541:227,41725,366
England681:819,38343,863
Canada471:783,94961,790
Russia441:3,275,524171,933
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Belgium351:328,47637,084
France321:2,075,710171,237
Ecuador281:568,06611,415
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:328,22725,501

Berliner (49) may also be a first name.

Berliner 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

Berliner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berliner (Russian: Берлинер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Berliner? popularity and diffusion

Berliner is the 123,441st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,970,139 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Berliner live; 44 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Berliner is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 49 people.

Berliner is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,453 people, or 1 in 147,761. In The United States Berliner is most frequent in: Florida, where 8 percent reside, New Jersey, where 7 percent reside and Illinois, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 10 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Berliner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Berliner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Berliner last name increased 1,603 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 453 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Berliner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Berliner last name are 39.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.06% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Berliner earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 0.05% less than the national average, earning R 237,516 per year; in United States they earn 16.4% more than the national average, earning $50,224 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.93% more than the national average, earning $63,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Berliner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berliner in the Russian language
Берлинерberliner-

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