Birkel Surname

182,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Birkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2111:66,4788,502
United States8841:410,02135,697
France1321:503,20270,199
Austria241:354,81038,119
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
England21:27,859,030389,889
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Birkel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birkel (Russian: Биркель) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Birkel.

How Common Is The Last Name Birkel? popularity and diffusion

Birkel is the 182,935th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,138,478 people. The surname Birkel is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Birkel are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Birkel is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,211 people, or 1 in 66,478. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 36 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 33 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live. Besides Germany this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Birkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Birkel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,381 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Birkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Birkel are 15.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.21% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Birkel earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 18.58% more than the national average, earning $51,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.8% less than the national average, earning $41,338 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birckel92471/
Birkell922/
Birhkel921/
Bierkel920/
Birkelt920/
Birkl91608/
Birkeldh863/
Birckell861/
Berkel833,466/
Byrkel834/
Birkil832/
Bircel830/
Birkill7781/
Birchel7734/
Berkell7724/
Birkild7719/
Berckel7715/
Berkiel7714/
Byrckel7710/
Bearkel770/
Beerkel770/
Byrkelt770/
Berkl7340/
Birchell71452/
Berkkiel711/
Birklett711/
Berkil671,151/
Bercel6796/
Bircil6718/
Berkyl679/
Berkelová678/
Buirchell674/
Vyrkel671/
Berkelova671/

Birkel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Birkel in the Russian language
Биркельbirkel-

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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
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  • 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 Birkel
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