Birenbaum Surname

333,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Birenbaum Surname User-submission:

Birnbaum (from Middle High German, bir, meaning 'pear' and boum, meaning 'tree') is a German and Ashkenazi last name. It is a topographic name for someone who lived by a pear tree, but was mostly applied as an ornamental name.

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Birenbaum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7971:454,77938,889
Canada901:409,39536,056
Brazil651:3,293,45194,173
France511:1,302,406132,002
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Birenbaum Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Birnbaum (from Middle High German, bir, meaning 'pear' and boum, meaning 'tree') is a German and Ashkenazi last name. It is a topographic name for someone who lived by a pear tree, but was mostly applied as an ornamental name.

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Birenbaum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birenbaum (Russian: Биренбаум) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Birenbaum.

How Common Is The Last Name Birenbaum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 333,948th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,589,101 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Birenbaum are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 797 people, or 1 in 454,779. In The United States it is primarily found in: Missouri, where 13 percent reside, Maryland, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 12 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Birenbaum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Birenbaum surname are 42.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.45% being registered with the party.

The amount Birenbaum earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 32.9% more than the national average, earning $57,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 56.09% more than the national average, earning $77,549 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Birenbaum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Birenbaum in the Russian language
Биренбаумbirenbaum-

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