Birakis Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Birakis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 112 | 1:98,927 | 16,639 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Birakis (26) may also be a first name.
Birakis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Birakis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Birakis (Hindi: बिरकिस, Marathi: िबरकीस, Oriya: ବିରକିସ) is carried by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Birakis click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Birakis? popularity and diffusion
The surname Birakis is the 1,596,935th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. Birakis is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Birakis live; 88 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 26 people.
Birakis is most common in Greece, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 98,927. In Greece Birakis is most common in: Attica, where 69 percent live, Crete, where 30 percent live and Ionian Islands, where 1 percent live. Other than Greece it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byrakis | 86 | 100 | / |
| Berakis | 86 | 14 | / |
| Biracis | 86 | 2 | / |
| Behrakis | 80 | 76 | / |
| Bairakes | 80 | 11 | / |
| Bergakis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boiracais | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bairakesh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beracis | 71 | 356 | / |
| Berekis | 71 | 15 | / |
| Biraces | 71 | 3 | / |
| Berakes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bereckis | 67 | 64 | / |
| Beroukis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vireikis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berrakes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Virockis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berekhis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berrekhis | 63 | 511 | / |
| Beraquist | 63 | 1 | / |
| Beraces | 57 | 66 | / |
| Berocis | 57 | 1 | / |
| Berakech | 53 | 21 | / |
| Veroukis | 53 | 18 | / |
| Berekesh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Berraces | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vereikis | 53 | 1 | / |
| Beroquist | 50 | 5 | / |
| Betrakech | 50 | 1 | / |
| Bojraches | 50 | 1 | / |
Birakis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Birakis in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିରକିସ | birakisa | - |
| Birakis in the Marathi language | ||
| िबरकीस | ibarakisa | 72.73 |
| बीरकीस | birakisa | 27.27 |
| Birakis in the Hindi language | ||
| बिरकिस | birakisa | 66.67 |
| बिरकीस | birakisa | 33.33 |
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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 Birakis
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