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Where Does The Last Name Bednar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Bednar (Russian: Беднар) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Bednár, Bednař or Bednář. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bednar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 63,537^th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 924,464 people. Bednar occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Bednar live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849^th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 5,690 people, or 1 in 63,701. In The United States Bednar is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States Bednar is found in 44 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 9 percent are found and Czechia, where 4 percent are found.

Bednar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Bednar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bednar last name rose 8,493 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bednar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bednar last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Bednar last name are 9.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.61% registered with the party.

The amount Bednar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.34% more than the national average, earning 350,713 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.24% more than the national average, earning $45,841 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $54,360 CAD per year.