Birkefeld Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Birkefeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birkefeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5091:158,16418,857
Australia511:529,32739,816
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Birkefeld Last Name Facts

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

Birkefeld is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Birkefeld.

How Common Is The Last Name Birkefeld? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 544,808th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 12,393,786 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Birkefeld are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Birkefeld is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 509 people, or 1 in 158,164. In Germany Birkefeld is most frequent in: Thuringia, where 37 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Germany it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Birkefeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Birkefeld has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Birkefeld Last Name Statistics demography

Birkefeld earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 86.82% more than the national average, earning $80,610 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birkefeldt9551/
Birkeufeld951/
Birkefield950/
Berkefeld89611/
Birkefelt894/
Birkofeld891/
Berkefield843/
Berckefeld841/
Berkefeldt841/
Berkefel821/
Berckefeldt8078/
Berkefelt7826/
Birkeflet7824/

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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 Birkefeld
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