Birkenfield Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Birkenfield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birkenfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
England161:3,482,379114,324
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Birkenfield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birkenfield is most common in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Birkenfield click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birkenfield? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,333,370th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 39 percent of Birkenfield are found; 37 percent are found in Northern Europe and 37 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States it is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 25 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 19 percent live.

Birkenfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Birkenfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Birkenfield last name grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Birkenfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Birkenfield last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Birkenfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 135.06% more than the national average, earning R 558,600 per year and in United States they earn 11.71% less than the national average, earning $38,096 USD per year.

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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 Birkenfield
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