Berriff Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Berriff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
Berriff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berriff Come From? nationality or country of origin
Berriff is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Berriff click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Berriff? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Berriff occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Berriff live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in British Isles.
It is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 3,482,379. In England Berriff is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 63 percent are found, Cheshire, where 6 percent are found and Leicestershire, where 6 percent are found. Outside of England it exists in one country. It also occurs in Hong Kong, where 6 percent are found.
Berriff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Berriff has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 30 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berriffe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Barriff | 86 | 39 | / |
| Beriffe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Berif | 83 | 2 | / |
| Berief | 77 | 87 | / |
| Boriff | 77 | 18 | / |
| Beyrif | 77 | 9 | / |
| Bariff | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bherif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Berife | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beriof | 77 | 1 | / |
| Barrif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Berrahaif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Verreff | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bhariff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Barroif | 71 | 1 | / |
| Borieff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Birif | 67 | 278 | / |
| Barif | 67 | 59 | / |
| Beriw | 67 | 15 | / |
| Borif | 67 | 6 | / |
| Verif | 67 | 5 | / |
| Beref | 67 | 5 | / |
| Berib | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beyreifs | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Berriff
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