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 last name Birkava is found most frequently in Latvia. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Birkava click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birkava? popularity and diffusion

The last name Birkava is the 4,034,050th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Birkava are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The last name Birkava is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 89,132. In Latvia it is most numerous in: Vidzeme, where 87 percent reside, Latgale, where 4 percent reside and Riga Planning Region, where 4 percent reside. Besides Latvia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 4 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Birkava
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