The Berisha surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,166 people carried this name — #22,158 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 250,000 people counted. That is up 44% from 808 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
9,054 people named Berisha live in Switzerland.
They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 1,268 people named Berisha live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 53 people named Berisha.
Most of them — 48 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Loir-et-Cher.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
33 people named Berisha have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 128 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
2,316 people named Berisha are counted in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Berisha in American newspapers,
1846–1901.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Berisha,
with a public archive behind them.
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Sali Berisha 1944– · politician -
Milaim Berisha 1945–2015 · writer -
Besart Berisha 1985– · association football player -
Durim Berisha 1986– · association football player -
Yllka Berisha 1988– · singer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 94 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Berisha.
- Bergmann 4,988 · U.S. census
- Bergonzi 162 · U.S. census
- Beri 357 · U.S. census
- Beringer 2,363 · U.S. census
- Berini 178 · U.S. census
- Berio 156 · U.S. census
- Berland 605 · U.S. census
- Berle 145 · U.S. census
- Berlet 123 · U.S. census
- Berlier 161 · U.S. census
- Berlin 7,503 · U.S. census
- Berling 675 · U.S. census
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