Berlinger Surname

153,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Berlinger Surname Definition:

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

Berlinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9071:399,62434,977
Germany7501:107,34113,260
Switzerland4101:20,0323,234
Austria2911:29,2634,683
Israel2121:40,3665,515
Hungary831:118,26811,127
Romania561:358,53330,627
Canada541:682,32655,162
France291:2,290,439180,028
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
England41:13,929,515290,718
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Berlinger 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

Berlinger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berlinger (Russian: Берлингер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Berlinger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 153,345th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,541,872 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Berlinger are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 907 people, or 1 in 399,624. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 12 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Michigan, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 26 percent reside and Switzerland, where 14 percent reside.

Berlinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Berlinger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Berlinger last name grew 1,440 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Berlinger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Berlinger surname are 11.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.39% being registered with the party.

The amount Berlinger earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.49% more than the national average, earning $47,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.56% less than the national average, earning $44,438 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Berlinger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berlinger in the Russian language
Берлингерberlinger-

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