Berwise Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Berwise Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berwise Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica641:44,8432,739
United States241:15,102,456529,929
England41:13,929,515290,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Berwise Last Name Facts

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

Berwise occurs more in Jamaica more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Berwise? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,918,812th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Berwise are found; 68 percent are found in Caribbean and 68 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

It is most commonly occurring in Jamaica, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 44,843. In Jamaica Berwise is most frequent in: Surrey County, where 86 percent live, Middlesex County, where 11 percent live and Cornwall County, where 3 percent live. Outside of Jamaica Berwise is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Berwise Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Berwise has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Berwise last name expanded 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Berwise Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Berwise are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Berwise earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.27% more than the national average, earning $50,600 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barwise861,645/
Berwisz8614/
Berwish868/
Berwisa861/
Verwise860/
Bearwish8035/
Berwiger802/
Berbisse801/
Berwisht801/
Berbis77447/
Bervis77204/
Berwix7710/
Berwiz771/
Verwis771/
Beruis770/
Bierwisch75313/
Berbige7124/
Berbois7122/
Bervish7113/
Berbeis715/
Berbese712/
Berbisi712/
Bierwes712/
Berwetz712/
Bervios712/
Berwich712/
Bervese711/
Bervice711/
Birwisa711/
Berbish711/
Beruice711/
Berbiss711/
Berwest711/
Barwice710/
Bervais710/
Beruish710/
Berweger67500/
Bierhuis6793/
Biervois6766/
Berbüsse6735/
Verboise673/
Berbüshe672/
Beruhize672/
Berbidge671/
Bervishi671/
Verwisch671/
Berbesse671/
Bearwich670/

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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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  • 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 Berwise
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