Birkisson Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Birkisson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 56 | 1:6,787 | 739 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Birkisson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Birkisson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Birkisson occurs in Iceland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Birkisson? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,530,696th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. Birkisson is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Birkisson are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.
Birkisson is most common in Iceland, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 6,787. In Iceland it is most common in: Capital Region, where 34 percent reside, Eastern Region, where 18 percent reside and Northeastern Region, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Iceland this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkisan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Berkuson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Werkison | 71 | 1 | / |
| Birkesan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berkeson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Verkissen | 67 | 145 | / |
| Bercusson | 67 | 18 | / |
| Birkesand | 67 | 4 | / |
| Berkheisen | 63 | 0 | / |
| Berkhuijsen | 60 | 66 | / |
| Bercuson | 59 | 52 | / |
| Berkesen | 59 | 6 | / |
| Berceson | 59 | 3 | / |
| Berchisan | 56 | 93 | / |
| Berkesand | 56 | 5 | / |
| Berqueson | 56 | 1 | / |
| Berckesan | 56 | 1 | / |
| Berkhuizen | 53 | 167 | / |
| Berkhuysen | 53 | 70 | / |
| Berkusienė | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Birkisson
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