Birkhölzer Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
Birkhölzer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 225 | 1:357,802 | 34,452 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Birkholzer (13) are calculated separately.
Birkhölzer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Birkhölzer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Birkhölzer is found most in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms: Birkholzer. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Birkhölzer? popularity and diffusion
Birkhölzer is the 1,088,856th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Birkhölzer are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 357,802. In Germany Birkhölzer is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 77 percent reside, Berlin, where 9 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Germany it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkholzer | 97 | 13 | / |
| Birkhoelzer | 86 | 5 | / |
| Burkholzer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bruckholzer | 76 | 0 | / |
| Bourckholzer | 73 | 27 | / |
| Berkhalcer | 70 | 3 | / |
| Purkholzer | 70 | 2 | / |
| Bourckjolzer | 64 | 1 | / |
| Berkholce | 63 | 2 | / |
| Burke-Leizear | 61 | 1 | / |
| Werkhelser | 60 | 5 | / |
| Perkilizer | 60 | 0 | / |
| Pourkholizar | 55 | 8 | / |
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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 Birkhölzer
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