Birznieks Surname

440,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Birznieks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birznieks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia6511:3,149401
United States471:7,711,892346,147
England221:2,532,63991,802
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Birznieks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birznieks (Russian: Бирзниекс) is most common in Latvia. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birznieks? popularity and diffusion

Birznieks is the 440,539th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 9,379,081 people. The last name Birznieks occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Birznieks reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The surname Birznieks is most common in Latvia, where it is held by 651 people, or 1 in 3,149. In Latvia Birznieks is most prevalent in: Semigallia, where 39 percent are found, Riga Planning Region, where 37 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 16 percent are found. Barring Latvia it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Birznieks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Birznieks last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.64% registered with the party.

The amount Birznieks earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 49.13% more than the national average, earning $64,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.62% less than the national average, earning $47,882 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birzniek944/
Birzemnieks902/
Bieznieks8916/
Berznieks8914/
Bērznieks891/
Birniks886/
Bisnieks8233/
Byrzneks825/
Bernieks821/
Virsnieks7841/
Byrznyeks783/
Berniks753/
Vernieks7111/
Veznieks712/
Verzemnieks7049/
Beznics632/
Verniks631/
Virshnicks631/
Berniex630/
Biornix630/
Bernichs590/
Bernex53193/
Bernix532/
Berneux5050/
Visnics5016/
Vesniks501/

Birznieks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Birznieks in the Russian language
Бирзниексbirznieks-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Birznieks
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