Birkoff Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Birkoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birkoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Birkoff Last Name Facts

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

Birkoff (Russian: Биркофф) occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Birkoff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Birkoff is the 2,979,664th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Birkoff occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Birkoff are found; 74 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 378,721. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 81 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 12 percent are found and Gävleborg County, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Sweden this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 14 percent are found and Russia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birkhoff93639/
Birrkoff931/
Birkof925/
Birkhoffe881/
Berkoff86444/
Birkhof8686/
Berkhoff80723/
Berckoff802/
Bergkoff801/
Virkhoff801/
Birkov77200/
Berkof7725/
Berckhoff7539/
Berkhof711,411/
Birkova71254/
Bercoff7181/
Birkovs713/
Birkhov712/
Birkows711/
Vyrkoff711/
Berkouf711/
Bjørkhof674/
Birkhova671/
Birÿkova671/
Bierkowa671/
Berkhoof670/

Birkoff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Birkoff in the Russian language
Биркоффbirkoff-

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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 Birkoff
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