Bedard Surname

16,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Bedard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bedard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada24,9111:1,479125
United States7,9161:45,7885,577
France3891:170,75226,566
Haiti901:118,7105,456
England291:1,921,31276,208
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
China41:341,830,39216,990
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2781:180,64316,096

The alternate forms: Bédard (1,080) are calculated separately.

Bedard (125) may also be a first name.

Bedard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bedard (Marathi: बेदंर) is carried by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Bédard. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bedard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 16,581st most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 217,675 people. Bedard is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Bedard are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Gallo-North America. Bedard is also the 832,731st most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 125 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Canada, where it is held by 24,911 people, or 1 in 1,479. In Canada it is primarily found in: Quebec, where 81 percent are found, Ontario, where 13 percent are found and British Columbia, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Canada this last name is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Bedard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bedard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bedard surname increased 2,847 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bedard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bedard last name are 4.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.3% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bedard earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning $45,852 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.54% less than the national average, earning $42,955 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bédard941,080/
Beddard921,171/
Beudard92131/
Boedard9222/
Beidard927/
Bedhard922/
Beadard921/
Bedeard921/
Bedgard921/
Beedard921/
Behdard921/
Bedar916,458/
Bedair838,378/
Bedare835,050/
Beddar833,362/
Bodard831,993/
Bidard831,114/
Bedear83893/
Beidar83534/
Badard83507/
Beydar83231/
Bhedar83122/
Bedart83114/
Bedord83107/
Bedaar8342/
Behdar8329/
Bedgar8328/
Beedar8317/
Beadar8312/
Beïdar8310/
Bedarh8310/
Vedard839/
Bedarz838/
Biedar833/
Bedaur833/
Bedhar833/
Beudar833/
Bejdar832/
Bederd832/
Bedarr832/
Besdar831/
Bedaure77226/
Boidard77201/
Bhedare77165/
Bedarte7734/
Boedart7730/
Beudart7718/
Beidare7712/
Bedahar779/
Beedgar778/
Bedhare777/
Bheadar775/
Beddare775/
Bahdard772/
Huedard771/
Beedare771/
Baddard771/
Bedaire771/
Beddair771/
Beidgar771/
Bedharz771/
Behedar771/
Boddard771/
Beshdar771/
Beydare771/
Bheddar771/
Biddard771/
Biedarz771/
Bidardt771/
Beedaar771/
Bedderd770/
Beddord770/
Bidgard770/
Bedgord770/
Bidar739,671/
Bedor732,343/
Vedar73544/
Bédar731/
Beudaert71329/
Bhedahar7125/
Boddaerd713/
Bedarova711/
Bheedare711/
Weisdard711/
Baydar6716,692/
Bedour6715,089/
Bodart678,108/
Bidgar674,466/
Bidart673,107/
Bedeir672,785/
Bedore671,826/
Baidar671,779/
Bidhar671,063/
Bidare67426/
Vidard67368/
Badart67315/
Bedert67191/
Bidair67127/
Bidear67127/
Bedeur6792/
Beddor6791/
Veidar6786/
Badord6730/
Beador6729/
Biddar6726/
Bidaar6717/
Bajdar6714/
Bhidar6713/
Veydar6713/
Bédart6712/
Veddar6710/
Boidar678/
Bidaur677/
Bedoor676/
Vedhar675/
Boydar674/
Beydarova673/
Widard672/
Vedart672/
Bèdart672/
Bedorr672/
Besdor672/
Beedor671/
Biodar671/
Wydard671/
Wiedhardt671/
Bojdar671/
Beudor671/
Baderd671/
Bedoir670/
Weidhardt670/
Veedar670/

Bedard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bedard in the Marathi language
बेदंरbedanra-

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Bedard Reference & Research

Bedford DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Bedford FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bedard
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