Last name Берхтольд (Berchtold 
, Берхтольд 
) , around the world, is quite a common cognomen. The surname Берхтольд is characteristic of Switzerland, where it is quite a common surname, Austria, and Cyprus, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Western Europe, particularly Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. Very seldom, Берхтольд is the forename as well as the last name.