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    The surname Berisha

    A surname, carried by 1,166 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex B620

    Berisha: #22,158 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Berisha #22,158, 1,166 people Berisha: #22,158 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Berisha #22,158, 1,166 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Berisha is more common than 86.3% of them.

    Origin

    From Albanian Berisha.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,166 people named Berisha in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 264,790 Americans. That is up 44% since 2000, when the Census counted 808.

    #22,158
    rank among US surnames
    1,166
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +44.3%
    change since 2000 (was #27,945)

    Who is named Berisha

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    97% of people named Berisha identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Berishas

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Sali Berisha
      Albanian politician, born 1944
    • Besart Berisha
      Association football player, born 1985
    • Etrit Berisha
      Albanian association football player, born 1989
    • Medon Berisha
      Albanian-Swiss association football player (born 2003)
    • Safet Berisha
      Albanian footballer (1949-2016)

    Notable Berishas come mostly from Albania (4) and Kosovo (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Berisha

    Berisha has the Soundex code B620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B620.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Berisha come from?
    From Albanian Berisha.
    How common is the surname Berisha?
    1,166 people in the United States had the surname Berisha in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 264,790 Americans. It ranked 22,158th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Berisha?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Berisha identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Berisha?
    Sali Berisha, Albanian politician, followed by Besart Berisha.
    Where is the surname Berisha most common?
    Wikidata records people named Berisha in Albania and Kosovo.
    Is the surname Berisha getting more or less common?
    More common. 808 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,166 in 2010, up 44%.