Ber Surname

29,984th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Ber Surname User-submission:

The Ber last name in Europe comes from German word than means "bear" the animal; Berlin has the same origin.

Ber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel9,1391:93651
Morocco1,1931:28,8994,618
Russia1,1681:123,39314,676
Nigeria1,1521:153,7709,707
India6011:1,276,31550,343
United States5351:677,49353,934
Poland3991:95,26014,565
France3351:198,27730,839
Turkey3161:246,27017,160
Taiwan2661:88,138880
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Kazakhstan2161:81,8639,534
Spain1741:268,69016,788
Canada1681:219,31921,150
Brazil1591:1,346,37945,774
Argentina1511:283,06922,733
Germany1461:551,40745,588
Pakistan1391:1,285,20814,950
Ukraine1301:350,17543,429
Indonesia1221:1,084,01078,297
Iran911:843,76441,424
Papua New Guinea901:90,59712,060
Slovenia861:28,9265,964
Kenya831:556,38426,876
Malaysia561:526,68326,095
Mauritius441:29,3965,731
Belarus411:231,73328,176
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Serbia301:238,16513,506
England291:1,921,31276,208
Austria271:315,38635,058
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
Slovakia221:242,56637,880
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Georgia151:249,70313,078
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
China101:136,732,1577,199
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

The alternate forms: Bér (89) & Bèr (1) are calculated separately.

Ber (15,094) may also be a first name.

Ber Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ber last name in Europe comes from German word than means "bear" the animal; Berlin has the same origin.

- kasaj

Ber Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ber (Georgian: ბერ, Hindi: बेर, Marathi: बेर, Oriya: େବର, Russian: Бер, Tibetan: བིར་) is borne by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Bér or Bèr. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ber? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ber is the 29,984th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 408,838 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Ber are found; 53 percent are found in West Asia and 51 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 46,184th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 15,094 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is held by 9,139 people, or 1 in 936. In Israel it is most common in: Central District, where 30 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 20 percent live and Northern District, where 14 percent live. Outside of Israel this surname exists in 111 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 7 percent live and Russia, where 7 percent live.

Ber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ber has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ber surname expanded 1,115 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 725 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ber Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ber surname is principally Orthodox (79%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Ber last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ber earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.25% more than the national average, earning R 354,684 per year; in United States they earn 0.07% less than the national average, earning $43,118 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.09% more than the national average, earning $75,064 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bér8989/
Bèr891/
Beer8663,944/
Bere8637,166/
Behr8630,987/
Bear8620,683/
Bert8613,240/
Bier8610,766/
Berz861,894/
Berr861,578/
Berh86780/
Berd86778/
Bher86294/
Beir86190/
Bejr86150/
Beur86146/
Beyr8660/
Beőr8629/
Besr8628/
Berp8627/
Betr8615/
Bger8614/
Hber866/
Be80172,234/
Berhe75155,790/
Beard7589,475/
Bhere756,828/
Beare754,303/
Beere752,496/
Berre752,470/
Hbert751,027/
Beğer75546/
Beart75430/
Besre75287/
Beert75249/
Beahr75158/
Berzs75143/
Beird75132/
Bearz75107/
Bheir7568/
Bheer7564/
Beire7553/
Bøger7546/
Bhear7534/
Biehr7534/
Bearr7531/
Beyre7521/
Be'er7519/
Bertt7514/
Bierz7513/
Berzh7512/
Berrt7512/
Beyrr7511/
Berdt7510/
Beerh759/
Beerd756/
Bierr756/
Beerr755/
Bearh755/
Bherz754/
Beyrt754/
Berhs753/
Beatr753/
Behyr753/
Behhr752/
Berrd752/
Beÿer752/
Beurh752/
Bhert752/
Berht752/
Bierh752/
Hőber752/
Beirz752/
Bearp751/
Besrd751/
Bethr751/
Beurr751/
Beerz751/
Báier751/
Beirå751/
Behrd751/
Berzz751/
Bhier751/
Bettr751/
Bejtr751/
Beesr751/
Beejr751/
Beyrd750/
Beirr750/
Behrt750/
Beihr750/
Beirt750/
Beysr750/
Bee67292,845/
Bey6783,348/
Bir6755,962/
Bej6741,109/
Bie6738,596/
Beh6726,405/
Bär6723,328/
Bei6716,947/
Bea6714,743/
Bez6710,270/
Bet678,747/
Beu676,750/
Bes675,967/
Bøe674,425/
Bed673,661/
Ver673,608/
Wer673,456/
Berova671,212/
Bep67964/
Bhe67719/
Behier67363/
Beß67202/
Beehre67195/
Uer67195/
Bersås67192/
Beş67174/
Byr6788/
Berowa6778/
Berová6772/
Beardt6769/
Bearhs6752/
Bée6744/
Bejreh6741/
Bearre6740/
Beď6739/
Beireh6732/
Beň6730/
Bjr6726/
Bje6720/
Bge6717/
Béhier6716/
Behgir6714/
Hbe677/
Bearht675/
Bheere675/
Geeber675/
Bîr675/
Bhesre674/
Bheher674/
Bearrd673/
Berrth673/
Beć673/
Bheirr672/
D'Bear672/
Beá672/
Beţ672/
Beihre671/
Beartd671/
Beasre671/
Bhehre671/
Bherre671/
Bertht671/
B'Eire671/
Beherr671/
Beĺ671/
Baheir671/
Beasrd671/
Beç671/
Hbeerh671/
Buhier670/
Behrdt670/
Berrdt670/
Beardh670/
Beerth670/

Ber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ber in the Georgian language
ბერber-
Ber in the Tibetan language
བིར་bir-
Ber in the Marathi language
बेरbera96.43
बेराbera3.57
Ber in the Hindi language
बेरbera95
बे्रbera2.5
बेरगोberago2.5
Ber in the Oriya language
େବରebara93.75
େବରାebara6.25
Ber in the Russian language
Берber-

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