Birkley Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Birkley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birkley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
England471:1,185,49155,443
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1031:236,65417,592
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Birkley (52) may also be a first name.

Birkley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birkley (Russian: Бирклей) is most common in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Birkley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Birkley is the 853,416th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Birkley reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 52 people.

Birkley is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 1,575,908. In The United States Birkley is most common in: Ohio, where 20 percent live, Kentucky, where 16 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.

Birkley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Birkley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Birkley last name rose 1,211 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 54 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Birkley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Birkley surname are 25.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.79% being registered with the party.

The amount Birkley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning $40,033 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.99% less than the national average, earning $42,238 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birckley938/
Birkle923,008/
Birkly9217/
Berkley867,957/
Birkler86176/
Bierkle8641/
Buirkle8631/
Birckle863/
Birkles860/
Berckley8043/
Bearkley8020/
Birklett801/
Birckles801/
Berkkley801/
Birckler800/
Berkle77221/
Birkla77184/
Berkly7727/
Birkli7719/
Byrkle774/
Birklé773/
Virkle773/
Bircle770/
Bircly770/
Verkley71338/
Birklid71113/
Bjørkly7175/
Berkler7169/
Berklee718/
Bircler716/
Berklay716/
Berckly715/
Beerkle715/
Bercley713/
Berklet713/
Berklei712/
Berkles711/
Virklee711/
Bircles711/
Birclay711/
Berkloe710/
Berklie710/
Berckle710/
Birkilli678/
Berkleid677/
Berklayd674/
Berkleit671/
Berckles671/
Bercklee671/
Berckler670/

Birkley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Birkley in the Russian language
Бирклейbirklej-

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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 Birkley
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