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
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
| 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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