Birshteyn Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Birshteyn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
Birshteyn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Birshteyn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Birshteyn (Russian: Бирштейн) is found most in Russia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Birshteyn? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of Birshteyn are found; 40 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 40 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
Birshteyn is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 13,102,096. In Russia it is primarily found in: Primorsky Krai, where 36 percent are found, Moscow, where 18 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 18 percent are found. Beside Russia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Belarus, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bershteyn | 89 | 208 | / |
| Birshtein | 89 | 24 | / |
| Birschtein | 84 | 11 | / |
| Birstein | 82 | 67 | / |
| Birstien | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bershtein | 78 | 168 | / |
| Bierstein | 78 | 43 | / |
| Byrshtein | 78 | 21 | / |
| Birsztejn | 78 | 16 | / |
| Birsztein | 78 | 6 | / |
| Beirstein | 78 | 3 | / |
| Vershteyn | 78 | 3 | / |
| Bershtayn | 78 | 3 | / |
| Birshtain | 78 | 1 | / |
| Birsteine | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bershtien | 78 | 1 | / |
| Berschtein | 74 | 7 | / |
| Bearshtein | 74 | 1 | / |
| Berstein | 71 | 1,042 | / |
| Berstene | 71 | 15 | / |
| Berstien | 71 | 6 | / |
| Berstejn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Virstein | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bersteen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Birsteinová | 70 | 1 | / |
| Versteyne | 67 | 15 | / |
| Byrshtain | 67 | 14 | / |
| Beerstein | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bersztein | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bearstien | 67 | 5 | / |
| Berchtein | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bjørstein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bersztejn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berrstein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weirstein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bearstein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weirstien | 67 | 0 | / |
Birshteyn Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Birshteyn in the Russian language | ||
| Бирштейн | birstejn | - |
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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 Birshteyn
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