Birkholtz Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Birkholtz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birkholtz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3901:138,91716,017
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Birkholtz Last Name Facts

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

Birkholtz is found most in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Birkholtz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Birkholtz is the 544,808th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 12,393,786 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Birkholtz reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 390 people, or 1 in 138,917. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 46 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and Western Cape, where 9 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

Birkholtz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Birkholtz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Birkholtz surname expanded 647 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Birkholtz Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Birkholtz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.18% more than the national average, earning R 380,652 per year and in United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,083 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Birkholtz
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