Birket Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Birket Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
England351:1,591,94567,242
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1601:152,34613,406
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Birket (24) may also be a first name.

Birket Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birket is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Birket? popularity and diffusion

The last name Birket is the 1,276,805th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. Birket is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Birket live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 24 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 3,356,101. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 28 percent live, California, where 22 percent live and Kansas, where 12 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Birket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Birket has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Birket last name rose 142 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Birket Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Birket surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Birket earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 35.76% more than the national average, earning $58,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.41% more than the national average, earning $62,804 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birkett9210,928/
Bircket9219/
Birkete921/
Birkeet920/
Birrket920/
Birkeat920/
Birketh920/
Birkets920/
Birckett86117/
Birkette8614/
Birkeiht860/
Birrkett860/
Berket833,257/
Byrket83177/
Birkit833/
Bircet832/
Birked831/
Birkitt77401/
Berkett77318/
Byrkett77126/
Beurket7756/
Birkhed775/
Birchet773/
Berkhet772/
Berkete772/
Berkets771/
Virkett771/
Birkite771/
Bercket770/
Birkettova754/
Birkettová752/
Birkhead711,586/
Birchett71749/
Bircheat71165/
Birkicht71136/
Birckead711/
Bircheet710/
Berckett710/
Birckhead67745/
Berketova67435/
Byrkit67220/
Bercet67205/
Berkit67176/
Berkyt6727/
Birced6714/
Birckicht677/
Berked672/
Bircit671/
Birkchead671/
Birkischt670/
Beirkhead670/

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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 Birket
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