Bednar Surname

63,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Bednar Surname Definition:

(Polish, Czech-Slovakian) One who made and sold casks and barrels, a cooper.

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Bednar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6901:63,7017,458
Austria7011:12,1481,700
Czechia3361:31,6475,145
Germany2581:312,03731,593
Canada2171:169,79517,065
Slovakia1181:45,2248,606
Poland1051:361,98840,373
Ukraine931:489,49156,515
Serbia621:115,2418,826
Australia541:499,92037,885
England351:1,591,94567,242
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
France261:2,554,720189,486
Norway231:223,57824,793
Slovenia211:118,46112,441
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Malta11:430,2723,380
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

The alternate forms: Bednár (4,393), Bednař (11) & Bednář (2,694) are calculated separately.

Bednar (11) may also be a first name.

Bednar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, Czech-Slovakian) One who made and sold casks and barrels, a cooper.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Meaning: 'barrel maker', or 'cooper'.

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Bednar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bednar (Russian: Беднар) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Bednár, Bednař or Bednář. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bednar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bednar is the 63,537th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 924,464 people. The surname Bednar is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Bednar reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bednar is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5,690 people, or 1 in 63,701. In The United States Bednar is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 44 countries. It is also common 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 bearing the Bednar last name increased 8,493 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bednar Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Bednar are 9.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.61% registered to vote for the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bednár944,393/
Bednař9411/
Bednarz9222,214/
Bednard9276/
Bednare924/
Bednarr921/
Bednair921/
Bednář892,694/
Bednarzh8629/
Bednarzs861/
Bodnar8344,077/
Bednor8320/
Badnar8317/
Vednar834/
Bidnar831/
Bednarova80176/
Bednarová8040/
Bednorz773,300/
Bednore771/
Boddnar771/
Bodnear771/
Weidnar771/
Vednarz771/
Bhadnar771/
Bidngar771/
Baednor770/
Bodinnar71147/
Biednorz7110/
Badennar716/
Weidnaar713/
Bednorth711/
Bednárová674,322/
Weidenaar67556/
Vidnar6791/
Bodnor6716/
Badnor679/
Vednor677/
Widnar672/
Weidenarr672/
Bednařová671/

Bednar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bednar in the Russian language
Беднарbednar-

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