Bernice Forename
4,013th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 262,365 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ghana
Bernice Forename Definition:
Ber-ny'-se, one that brings victory. The daughter of Agrippa, surnamed the Great, king of the Jews, and sister to young Agrippa, also king of the Jews. She heard the discourses which Paul delivered before Festus. Acts xxv. 23.
Bernice Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 134,260 | 1:2,700 | 479 |
| Ghana | 100% | 55,006 | 1:491 | 113 |
| DR Congo | 99% | 11,114 | 1:6,643 | 771 |
| Canada | 100% | 11,045 | 1:3,000 | 561 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 7,914 | 1:22,437 | 2,206 |
| South Africa | 100% | 7,299 | 1:7,471 | 1,354 |
| England | 100% | 6,259 | 1:8,884 | 735 |
| Kenya | 100% | 3,814 | 1:12,141 | 1,453 |
| Jamaica | - | 3,221 | 1:895 | 231 |
| Angola | 100% | 2,024 | 1:13,323 | 1,369 |
| Benin | 100% | 1,870 | 1:5,656 | 926 |
| Togo | - | 1,648 | 1:4,393 | 732 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1,555 | 1:10,870 | 1,280 |
| Philippines | 90% | 1,283 | 1:82,626 | 4,966 |
| Gabon | 100% | 1,203 | 1:1,566 | 378 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 1,185 | 1:18,237 | 1,702 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1,063 | 1:4,151 | 531 |
| Australia | - | 1,010 | 1:13,522 | 1,117 |
| Belgium | 100% | 812 | 1:14,150 | 1,286 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 602 | 1:2,261 | 439 |
| Congo | 79% | 431 | 1:11,622 | 1,423 |
| Wales | 100% | 430 | 1:7,196 | 697 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 429 | 1:4,755 | 726 |
| New Zealand | - | 380 | 1:11,937 | 1,172 |
| Malta | - | 358 | 1:1,199 | 254 |
| Ireland | 100% | 355 | 1:13,080 | 816 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 350 | 1:88,036 | 9,509 |
| Namibia | - | 289 | 1:8,319 | 1,053 |
| Guyana | 100% | 286 | 1:2,669 | 524 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 261 | 1:988,367 | 61,532 |
| Singapore | 100% | 213 | 1:29,517 | 5,841 |
| Malaysia | 97% | 200 | 1:152,250 | 9,509 |
| Poland | - | 188 | 1:202,272 | 3,614 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 181 | 1:606 | 97 |
| Bahamas | - | 161 | 1:2,481 | 504 |
| India | 100% | 161 | 1:7,545,826 | 250,360 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 151 | 1:102,144 | 7,359 |
| Mexico | 97% | 148 | 1:838,814 | 7,394 |
| Scotland | 100% | 138 | 1:38,771 | 1,381 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 136 | 1:76,701 | 4,403 |
| China | - | 134 | 1:10,194,446 | 59,657 |
| Guam | - | 133 | 1:1,208 | 271 |
| Tanzania | 88% | 117 | 1:451,182 | 13,368 |
| Suriname | 100% | 115 | 1:4,807 | 1,027 |
| Finland | 100% | 114 | 1:48,098 | 1,679 |
| Egypt | - | 108 | 1:850,935 | 16,903 |
| Belize | 100% | 105 | 1:3,374 | 750 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 105 | 1:287,637 | 9,249 |
| Sweden | 100% | 103 | 1:95,708 | 4,171 |
| Saint Lucia | 99% | 91 | 1:1,954 | 359 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 90 | 1:39,448 | 1,246 |
| Hong Kong | - | 84 | 1:92,294 | 2,772 |
| Germany | 89% | 71 | 1:1,361,660 | 9,336 |
| Thailand | 100% | 71 | 1:986,842 | 36,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 70 | 1:116,462 | 10,449 |
| Haiti | 100% | 69 | 1:155,463 | 7,573 |
| Barbados | - | 68 | 1:4,262 | 698 |
| Brazil | 100% | 66 | 1:3,246,002 | 58,572 |
| Panama | 100% | 57 | 1:68,536 | 3,970 |
| Qatar | 100% | 56 | 1:42,314 | 5,522 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100% | 56 | 1:980 | 209 |
| Botswana | - | 53 | 1:41,216 | 4,268 |
| Burkina Faso | 96% | 53 | 1:346,782 | 13,201 |
| France | 100% | 53 | 1:1,254,157 | 8,945 |
| Grenada | 100% | 52 | 1:2,079 | 436 |
| British Virgin Islands | 100% | 50 | 1:625 | 94 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 48 | 1:480,749 | 18,147 |
| Uganda | 71% | 45 | 1:910,154 | 16,462 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 43 | 1:2,595 | 502 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 38 | 1:1,439 | 300 |
| Cayman Islands | 100% | 36 | 1:1,703 | 393 |
| Zambia | - | 36 | 1:440,411 | 10,751 |
| Bermuda | - | 34 | 1:1,907 | 425 |
| Honduras | 100% | 34 | 1:259,337 | 5,353 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 32 | 1:3,106 | 634 |
| Senegal | 100% | 31 | 1:470,366 | 6,283 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 26 | 1:70,890 | 1,336 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 26 | 1:231,474 | 5,516 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 25 | 1:328,540 | 6,234 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 24 | 1:552 | 56 |
| Peru | 94% | 24 | 1:1,324,644 | 15,889 |
| Norway | 100% | 22 | 1:233,288 | 5,551 |
| Colombia | - | 16 | 1:2,986,183 | 20,922 |
| Denmark | - | 16 | 1:353,094 | 6,331 |
| Spain | 100% | 16 | 1:2,908,123 | 13,459 |
| Chile | 100% | 15 | 1:1,173,814 | 9,993 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 12 | 1:4,269 | 670 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 12 | 1:48,413 | 2,992 |
| Dominica | - | 10 | 1:7,547 | 350 |
| Burundi | 100% | 9 | 1:1,100,729 | 1,050 |
| Saint Martin | - | 9 | 1:3,972 | 74 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 7 | 1:681,135 | 8,843 |
| Ecuador | - | 7 | 1:2,532,417 | 12,755 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 6 | 1:972 | 199 |
| Curaçao | - | 5 | 1:31,161 | 859 |
| Japan | - | 5 | 1:25,597,211 | 50,433 |
| Jersey | - | 5 | 1:19,996 | 1,220 |
| Macau | - | 5 | 1:121,642 | 885 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 5 | 1:38,871,536 | 142,270 |
| Bangladesh | - | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| Iceland | - | 4 | 1:91,504 | 3,703 |
| Italy | 100% | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Rwanda | - | 4 | 1:2,842,858 | 2,668 |
| Swaziland | - | 4 | 1:325,044 | 2,285 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Uruguay | - | 4 | 1:856,909 | 8,493 |
| Vietnam | - | 4 | 1:23,155,778 | 5,302 |
| Argentina | 100% | 3 | 1:14,257,748 | 23,489 |
| Austria | 100% | 3 | 1:2,838,067 | 11,255 |
| Cook Islands | - | 3 | 1:6,051 | 772 |
| El Salvador | - | 3 | 1:2,113,929 | 9,538 |
| Nauru | 100% | 3 | 1:3,976 | 333 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 3 | 1:63,999 | 3,481 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 3 | 1:7,923,227 | 99,341 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 3 | 1:11,569 | 1,028 |
| Georgia | - | 2 | 1:1,869,233 | 20,119 |
| Guatemala | - | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Montserrat | - | 2 | 1:2,438 | 412 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 2 | 1:3,618,402 | 11,946 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 1 | 1:3,142 | 392 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Palau | - | 1 | 1:21,711 | 239 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
The alternate forms: Bernicé (8) & Bérnice (1) are calculated separately.
Bernice (1,311) may also be a surname.
Bernice Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ber-ny'-se, one that brings victory. The daughter of Agrippa, surnamed the Great, king of the Jews, and sister to young Agrippa, also king of the Jews. She heard the discourses which Paul delivered before Festus. Acts xxv. 23.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: bear thou victory.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Greek name, meaning: Bringing victory.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Bernice Forename Popularity
Bernice Demographics
Average Bernice Salary in
United States
$34,957 USD
Per year
Rank:
325,218 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.0368531
Rank: 468 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
80.31%
Sample size: 86,907 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
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