Birkava Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Birkava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birkava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia231:89,13212,995
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Birkava Last Name Facts

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

The surname Birkava has its highest incidence in Latvia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Birkava click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birkava? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Birkava occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Birkava live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Latvia, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 89,132. In Latvia Birkava is most frequent in: Vidzeme, where 87 percent live, Latgale, where 4 percent live and Riga Planning Region, where 4 percent live. Other than Latvia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birkaeva932/
Birkova86254/
Virkava8610/
Birkaba861/
Berkaeva80105/
Byrkaeva806/
Birkeeva806/
Birÿkova801/
Birkhave801/
Birkhova801/
Berkova711,731/
Byrkova71142/
Birková71127/
Bayrkhaeva7125/
Virkova7113/
Birkawi7112/
Vircava715/
Berkavi715/
Berkave711/
Berkeva711/
Berkeeva6728/
Berkhova6716/
Virkhova6711/
Bierkowa671/
Berzkova671/
Berckova671/
Wirkawas671/
Berkoova671/
Berkoeva671/
Birkawee671/

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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 Birkava
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