Birkelev Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Birkelev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birkelev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Birkelev Last Name Facts

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

Birkelev is found in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Birkelev? popularity and diffusion

Birkelev is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Birkelev is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Birkelev reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Birkelev is most numerous in Denmark, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 705,589. In Denmark it is primarily found in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 88 percent live and Capital Region of Denmark, where 13 percent live. Other than Denmark it occurs in one country. It is also found in Singapore, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birkelew880/
Berkeliev8283/
Birkaliev823/
Birkalov7527/
Birkelöf7522/
Berkelöv752/
Berkelew751/
Berkaliev71500/
Berkaleev713/
Berkiliev711/
Berkelova711/
Berkeliew711/
Berkalov6351/
Berkelöf632/
Berkalew630/
Verkhileev566/

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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 Birkelev
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