Birlem Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Birlem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birlem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Birlem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Birlem is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Birlem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Birlem is the 1,817,111th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Birlem live; 37 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Birlem is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 44 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 23 percent are found and Maine, where 13 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 32 percent are found and Germany, where 30 percent are found.

Birlem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Birlem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Birlem last name increased 355 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Birlem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Birlem surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

Birlem earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.43% more than the national average, earning $55,846 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birlehm9257/
Bierleim861/
Berlem8333/
Wirlem832/
Birlen832/
Birlim831/
Birlean77180/
Bierlen7716/
Berleme776/
Birlein772/
Birliom771/
Berllem771/
Birlien770/
Berlm732/
Bierlein711,664/
Beirlaen71171/
Bairlein7147/
Beirlein7119/
Birleşen7114/
Bierlien717/
Berlheim711/
Bierlaen711/
Beirlien711/
Beirline710/
Birlesen710/
Berlim67645/
Berlen67426/
Berlym67144/
Birlin67133/
Verlem675/
Byrlen671/
Virlen671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Birlem
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis