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 last name Birkoff (Russian: Биркофф) occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Birkoff? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,979,664th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Birkoff are found; 74 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 378,721. In Sweden Birkoff is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 81 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 12 percent live and Gävleborg County, where 4 percent live. Not including Sweden this surname is found 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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