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Where Does The Last Name Birken Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Birken (Russian: Биркен) occurs most in Germany. It can also appear as: Birkén. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birken? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 379,929^th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 7,760,965 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Birken are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,637,361^st most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 39 people.

Birken is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 521 people, or 1 in 154,521. In Germany Birken is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 61 percent live, Bavaria, where 13 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live. Other than Germany this last name exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Turkey, where 7 percent live.

Birken Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Birken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Birken last name grew 1,323 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 51 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Birken Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Birken last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Birken earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 13.77% more than the national average, earning $49,091 USD per year and in Canada they earn 100.51% more than the national average, earning $99,620 CAD per year.