Birnam Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Birnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Birnam (15) may also be a first name.

Birnam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Birnam occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Birnam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Birnam are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

The surname Birnam is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States Birnam is most prevalent in: Arizona, where 56 percent are found, California, where 25 percent are found and New Hampshire, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 5 percent are found.

Birnam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Birnam surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

Birnam earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.64% more than the national average, earning $52,054 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birnham929/
Birnaum922/
Birnnaum862/
Birnhaum862/
Birngaum861/
Birneaum861/
Biernamm861/
Biernham860/
Bernam8326/
Birnan836/
Birnom830/
Bernham7728/
Birnant777/
Bernaim773/
Biernan773/
Bergnam773/
Bernatm772/
Bearnam771/
Birnane771/
Bername771/
Virnaim771/
Beurnam771/
Bernnam771/
Bernamm771/
Byrnham771/
Berrnam770/
Biernann712/
Berrnham711/
Bernaham710/
Bernhaum710/
Birnhann710/
Bernan67969/
Vernam67207/
Bernom6724/
Virnan677/
Bernań674/
Birnon671/
Wirnom671/
Bernañ671/
Byrnan670/
Biernahan670/

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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 Birnam
  • 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