Birkoff Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Birkoff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Birkoff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Birkoff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Birkoff (Russian: Биркофф) is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Birkoff click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Birkoff? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,979,664th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Birkoff reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 378,721. In Sweden Birkoff is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 81 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 12 percent live and Gävleborg County, where 4 percent live. Apart from Sweden this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 14 percent live and Russia, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkhoff | 93 | 639 | / |
| Birrkoff | 93 | 1 | / |
| Birkof | 92 | 5 | / |
| Birkhoffe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Berkoff | 86 | 444 | / |
| Birkhof | 86 | 86 | / |
| Berkhoff | 80 | 723 | / |
| Berckoff | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bergkoff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Virkhoff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Birkov | 77 | 200 | / |
| Berkof | 77 | 25 | / |
| Berckhoff | 75 | 39 | / |
| Berkhof | 71 | 1,411 | / |
| Birkova | 71 | 254 | / |
| Bercoff | 71 | 81 | / |
| Birkovs | 71 | 3 | / |
| Birkhov | 71 | 2 | / |
| Birkows | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vyrkoff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berkouf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bjørkhof | 67 | 4 | / |
| Birkhova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Birÿkova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bierkowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berkhoof | 67 | 0 | / |
Birkoff Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Birkoff in the Russian language | ||
| Биркофф | birkoff | - |
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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
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- 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 Birkoff
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