Birth Surname

260,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Birth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7371:109,23413,483
United States6021:602,09149,009
England431:1,295,76958,667
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
India71:109,580,769786,157
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Birth (115) may also be a first name.

Birth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Birth (Arabic: ادته, Hindi: बिरथ, Oriya: ବିଥର୍) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 260,888th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,842,223 people. Birth occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Birth are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Birth is also the 873,022nd most commonly used first name globally, borne by 115 people.

The surname Birth is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 737 people, or 1 in 109,234. In Germany Birth is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent are found and Berlin, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Birth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Birth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Birth last name rose 814 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 38 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Birth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Birth last name are 5.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.06% being registered with the party.

The amount Birth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.91% less than the national average, earning $41,461 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.14% more than the national average, earning $51,741 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birtch91808/
Bierth9128/
Beirth9123/
Birthe9119/
Bhirth9112/
Bairth9110/
Births911/
Birtsh910/
Biorth910/
Birt898,005/
Birtsch8343/
Baireth830/
Berth802,813/
Birts80494/
Birte80307/
Byrth8086/
Bhirt8083/
Biert8059/
Biort8045/
Birdt8040/
Birtø8014/
Bairt8011/
Birtt803/
Birht802/
Buirt802/
Býrth801/
Birdh801/
Bisrt801/
Birzt801/
Beirt800/
Birrt800/
Beirtsch771/
Birthsch770/
Bairtsch770/
Berthe73136,337/
Bearth73512/
Bertch73464/
Birtte73430/
Boiret73386/
Buiret73324/
Byorth7383/
Bairet7331/
Boirts7315/
Bairdh7311/
Buirts7311/
Bertsh7310/
Berths736/
Bhairt734/
Bärthe733/
Berrth733/
Beiret732/
Boirtz732/
Bherth731/
Bhirte731/
Bertht731/
Beurth731/
Beirts731/
Birtås731/
Biertt731/
Bierdt730/
Birrts730/
Beerth730/
Birdch730/
Bird67127,174/
Bert6713,240/
Virt671,616/
Byrt67473/
Bairett6737/
Bhoirte6733/
Boirret6713/
Birtová6711/
Bairete679/
Beirete676/
Birtova674/
Birţ672/
Bertthe671/
Berthhe671/
Berstch671/
Beereth671/
Bhairet671/
Boirett670/
Boggirt670/

Birth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Birth in the Hindi language
बिरथbiratha-
Birth in the Oriya language
ବିଥର୍bithar-
Birth in the Arabic language
ادتهadth-

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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 Birth
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