Berque Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Berque Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berque Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3261:203,75131,680
Belgium691:166,61822,787
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Berqué (8) are calculated separately.

Berque (13) may also be a first name.

Berque Last Name Facts

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

Berque is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Berqué. For other possible spellings of Berque click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berque? popularity and diffusion

It is the 660,498th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,016,584 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Berque are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Berque is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 13 people.

This last name is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 326 people, or 1 in 203,751. In France Berque is primarily found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 40 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 19 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 18 percent are found. Other than France this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 15 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Berque Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Berque has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Berque last name grew 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Berque Last Name Statistics demography

Berque earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berqué948/
Berquet92850/
Berquez92619/
Berquer92201/
Bierque92113/
Bercque924/
Berquee923/
Berqued921/
Berqu911/
Berquest8617/
Berinque8612/
Berenque867/
Borque831,462/
Bergue831,097/
Barque83504/
Burque83448/
Birque838/
Berqui835/
Verque832/
Berqer832/
Berq8012/
Bergquest807/
Berrinque806/
Berqueist801/
Berinquei801/
Bourque7725,054/
Verquer7777/
Huerque7771/
Berquis7739/
Werquet7719/
Berquiz7714/
Berquid7711/
Werquer779/
Barquie774/
Berquio773/
Birquez773/
Barquee772/
Boyrque771/
Barrque771/
Barqueh771/
Wuerque771/
Verquet771/
Verques771/
Byorque770/
Buirque770/
Berke7317,219/
Berce732,481/
Berqi73310/
Bercq73120/
Beurq7337/
Barqe7319/
Birqe735/
Berķe732/
Byrqe731/
Berqh731/
Werqe731/
Beerq731/
Berquist712,095/
Bojrquez7152/
Berghues7111/
Bergquis712/
Berkouee712/
Buirquez711/
Bouyrque711/
Berquisp711/
Berinqui711/
Bérinque711/
Berencue711/
Bergouer711/
Vuerquer711/
Verenque711/
Berqesch711/
Berquiss710/
Bergquist678,022/
Berkie677,731/
Bercea675,420/
Berkey674,608/
Bearce671,555/
Berche671,555/
Bergui671,509/
Berkeš67435/
Barqui67348/
Beyrek67225/
Burgue67208/
Bierke67143/
Berkei67135/
Boerke67134/
Bercke67114/
Barkue6771/
Bercey6754/
Berkez6750/
Beurcq6741/
Berkeh6732/
Vergue6725/
Vreque6715/
Borqui6714/
Behrke6713/
Bercee6711/
Berkquist6710/
Birqui6710/
Bergve6710/
Berkej679/
Bejreg679/
Birgue679/
Beerek677/
Bergke676/
Berqquist675/
Veyrinque675/
Virque674/
Barqué674/
Verqui673/
Berrengue673/
Beerke672/
Bourqu672/
Birquy672/
Barqie672/
Beerce671/
Bherke671/
Bergwe671/
Berkee671/
Berkhe671/
Berkui671/
Bercce671/
Borqué671/
Berkeś671/
Berkwe671/
Berkea671/
Wirque671/
Bgerke670/
Berrke670/
Berghouer670/
Barcue670/
Beurke670/
Berkke670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Berque
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