Birgh Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Birgh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birgh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Birgh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birgh is found most in Iran. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Birgh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birgh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Birgh is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Birgh live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Birgh is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 7,678,252. In Iran it is most numerous in: Khuzestan Province, where 80 percent are found, Kerman Province, where 10 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Iran this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found.

Birgh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Birgh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bairgh912/
Birg89359/
Bergh8010,728/
Burgh80785/
Bairg80234/
Birkh8047/
Bierg8047/
Birgs8015/
Bärgh8012/
Virgh802/
Biorg802/
Byrgh801/
Wirgh800/
Åbergh7340/
Bourgh7326/
Birggs7326/
Birgue739/
Bergkh738/
Bairrg736/
Birksh732/
Beargh731/
Beergh731/
Birkkh731/
Berrgh730/
Berg67201,618/
Birk6719,251/
Burg6715,828/
Birx67358/
Bergsch67168/
Bürg67151/
Bärg6789/
Virg6732/
Birq677/
Birc676/
Wirg673/
Birgova671/
Byrg670/

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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 Birgh
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