Bircken Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bircken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bircken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Bircken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bircken is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bircken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Bircken occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Bircken are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 2,300,156. In Germany Bircken is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 34 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 31 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent are found. Beside Germany it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Bircken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bircken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bircken last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birken92939/
Bircen925/
Birchen86159/
Bercken8611/
Bierken864/
Wircken860/
Birkn831/
Birkienė801/
Birkin772,681/
Berken771,163/
Wirken77585/
Bercen7717/
Birkne7713/
Birkén779/
Birkenova7544/
Birkina71344/
Vercken71180/
Berchen7159/
Bjørken7159/
Birchin7127/
Berckem713/
Bhirkin713/
Beurken712/
Bierkin712/
Bairkin711/
Boirkin711/
Wrecken711/
Birkind711/
Berrken710/
Birkemd710/
Virchen710/
Bjørkeng67152/
Behrchen6724/
Bairkina672/
Bercn671/
Berkenne671/
Bercheen671/

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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 Bircken
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