Birkneh Surname
Approximately 1,776 people bear this surname
Birkneh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,771 | 1:55,080 | 5,737 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Birkneh (1,965) may also be a first name.
Birkneh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Birkneh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Birkneh is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Birkneh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 228,232nd most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,103,348 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Birkneh live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Birkneh is also the 170,909th most frequent first name globally, held by 1,965 people.
Birkneh is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Apart from Ethiopia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Afghanistan, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkne | 92 | 13 | / |
| Birknes | 86 | 142 | / |
| Berkneh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Berknesh | 80 | 1,610 | / |
| Birckner | 80 | 115 | / |
| Birkness | 80 | 38 | / |
| Birknest | 80 | 1 | / |
| Birkna | 77 | 2 | / |
| Berkne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Birkingne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bürkner | 71 | 567 | / |
| Bergknecht | 71 | 145 | / |
| Byrknes | 71 | 97 | / |
| Byrkner | 71 | 25 | / |
| Berknes | 71 | 17 | / |
| Birknäs | 71 | 8 | / |
| Berknez | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bjørknes | 67 | 204 | / |
| Berckner | 67 | 24 | / |
| Bürckner | 67 | 23 | / |
| Berkenne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berknett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bjørkness | 63 | 1 | / |
| Berkna | 62 | 148 | / |
| Berkni | 62 | 10 | / |
| Burkni | 62 | 8 | / |
| Bercner | 57 | 1 | / |
| Verkenne | 53 | 82 | / |
| Bercness | 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 Birkneh
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis