Birkner Surname

70,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Birkner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birkner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,0701:15,8792,090
United States9821:369,10332,764
Austria3471:24,5403,853
Chile1281:137,6294,833
Brazil991:2,162,36767,701
Poland631:603,31354,622
Canada491:751,95159,756
France321:2,075,710171,237
Australia301:899,85754,700
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Czechia281:379,76744,481
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Slovakia251:213,45834,691
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Sweden121:820,56361,223
England111:5,065,278148,650
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Birkner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birkner (Russian: Биркнер) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Birkner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 70,399th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,037,816 people. The surname Birkner is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Birkner live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Birkner is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 5,070 people, or 1 in 15,879. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 27 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Saxony, where 12 percent live. Not including Germany it is found in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Austria, where 5 percent live.

Birkner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Birkner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,142 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Birkner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Birkner last name are 1.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.34% being registered with the political party.

The amount Birkner earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.46% more than the national average, earning R 286,260 per year; in United States they earn 6.15% more than the national average, earning $45,801 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning $48,376 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birckner93115/
Birknert933/
Berkner86838/
Byrkner8625/
Virkner865/
Birknerová8260/
Birknerova821/
Berckner8024/
Berknier801/
Verkner7178/
Bercner711/
Berknir710/

Birkner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Birkner in the Russian language
Биркнерbirkner-

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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 Birkner
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