Bednarz Surname

24,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Bednarz Surname Definition:

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

Bednarz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland15,9891:2,377220
United States3,4021:106,54311,692
Germany1,3781:58,4227,546
France4371:151,99723,578
Canada2811:131,12313,644
England2021:275,83221,591
Australia901:299,95226,269
Brazil731:2,932,52586,118
Czechia591:180,22826,726
Norway571:90,21612,446
Argentina471:909,43458,335
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Austria151:567,69652,281
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Wales51:618,90625,852
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Bednarž (1) are calculated separately.

Bednarz (10) may also be a first name.

Bednarz 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

Bednarz Last Name Facts

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

Bednarz occurs most in Poland. It may also be rendered as a variant: Bednarž. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bednarz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 24,348th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 328,061 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Bednarz are found; 72 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 72 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 10 people.

It is most numerous in Poland, where it is borne by 15,989 people, or 1 in 2,377. Excluding Poland Bednarz is found in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Bednarz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bednarz surname are 2.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bednarz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.52% less than the national average, earning 271,615 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.98% more than the national average, earning R 313,632 per year; in United States they earn 10.78% more than the national average, earning $47,801 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% more than the national average, earning $50,769 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bednarž951/
Bednarzh9329/
Bednartz9320/
Bednardz934/
Bednarcz933/
Bednarzs931/
Bednar927,883/
Bednaz9283/
Bednarrtz881/
Bednorz863,300/
Bednazh86150/
Bednasz8691/
Bednard8676/
Badnarz8615/
Bednare864/
Bednerz863/
Bednacz863/
Vednarz861/
Bednarr861/
Bodnarz861/
Bednair861/
Bednarzová8256/
Biednorz8010/
Bednarch802/
Bednár774,393/
Bednas7729/
Bednaš7721/
Bednor7720/
Bednař7711/
Bednaž775/
Vednar774/
Bednaż771/
Bednoz771/
Bidnar771/
Bednarova75176/
Bednarová7540/
Bednarsci751/
Bednash71244/
Bedneac7153/
Bednaic713/
Bednárzová713/
Bednosz712/
Bednorzová712/
Bednore711/
Bednoiz711/
Bodnorz711/
Bidngar711/
Badnorz711/
Bednasch6715/
Bednorth671/

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