Berthels Surname

723,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Greenland

Berthels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berthels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3531:32,5685,300
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Greenland111:5,125525
Sweden111:895,16066,831
England91:6,190,895170,599
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Berthels Last Name Facts

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

Berthels has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berthels? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 723,769th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,128,224 people. The surname Berthels occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Berthels live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Berthels is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is carried by 353 people, or 1 in 32,568. In Belgium Berthels is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 81 percent live, Walloon Region, where 16 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent live. Other than Belgium this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 3 percent live and Greenland, where 3 percent live.

Berthels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Berthels has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Berthels last name grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bertels935,881/
Barthels881,076/
Baertels8824/
Berteles8812/
Berthols888/
Bertelse882/
Bertells881/
Berthils881/
Berttels880/
Behrtels880/
Bertls862/
Bertelles821/
Barthells821/
Bartels8053,795/
Bortels80661/
Bertles80339/
Bertils80194/
Bärtels8071/
Bertals805/
Birtels802/
Bertelsová781/
Bartells75224/
Barteles7570/
Bertails7558/
Barttels7545/
Bertills7535/
Bertholz7529/
Bertoles7510/
Bortells755/
Barthols754/
Verteles753/
Bertless752/
Bartehls751/
Barthals750/
Bartelss750/
Bertholez719/
Bartls714/
Bertelche712/
Bertoless711/
Bertilles711/
Bortls711/
Barthills710/
Bartelles710/
Birtles672,857/
Bartles671,275/
Bortles67163/
Bartols6753/
Bartelz6728/
Bartils6721/
Bartals6713/
Bertailles6711/
Bortelz671/
Bärtals671/
Birtals670/
Barttls670/
Bertolz670/
Bortals670/

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