Berends Surname

54,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Berends Surname User-submission:

The surname Berends has a German origin. It derives from the first name Bernhard or Barend, which comes from the term bern meaning 'bears'. This name became popular due to two saints: St. Bernard of Clairvaux (circa 1010 - 1153), the founder of the Cistercian monastery at Clairvaux and St.

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Berends Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,3781:3,140256
Germany1,4981:53,7426,986
United States1,3371:271,09925,439
South Africa4671:116,01213,849
Australia1821:148,32815,783
Canada1621:227,44221,827
Belgium601:191,61125,371
England441:1,266,32057,817
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
France91:7,380,302306,885
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Belize11:355,4743,977
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

The alternate forms: Bérends (9) are calculated separately.

Berends Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Berends has a German origin. It derives from the first name Bernhard or Barend, which comes from the term bern meaning 'bears'. This name became popular due to two saints: St. Bernard of Clairvaux (circa 1010 - 1153), the founder of the Cistercian monastery at Clairvaux and St. Bernard of Menthon (923 - 1108), the founder of Alpine hospices and patron saint of mountaineers.

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Berends Last Name Facts

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

The last name Berends (Russian: Берендс) is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Bérends. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Berends? popularity and diffusion

Berends is the 54,872nd most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 786,058 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Berends reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 5,378 people, or 1 in 3,140. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Gelderland, where 32 percent live, Overijssel, where 11 percent live and Drenthe, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Berends Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Berends has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Berends surname grew 2,305 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Berends Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Berends last name are 25.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.24% being registered with the party.

The amount Berends earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.66% less than the national average, earning R 157,656 per year; in United States they earn 3.38% more than the national average, earning $44,606 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.01% more than the national average, earning $56,148 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bérends959/
Behrends938,857/
Berendse93835/
Beerends93284/
Baerends93171/
Berendts9382/
Bherends9343/
Berrends933/
Berend922,516/
Bernds92190/
Behrendts8849/
Behrendse8821/
Beherends884/
Behrend8611,100/
Barends868,766/
Berendt863,279/
Berents86389/
Bierend86122/
Beyrend8664/
Berrend8636/
Berndts8628/
Borends8615/
Berinds864/
Betrend862/
Beremds861/
Berhnds861/
Bärends861/
Berndse861/
Bearnds860/
Behrnds860/
Bernd833,578/
Behrendt8029,538/
Baarends80133/
Beerents8038/
Barendsz8025/
Baerents8025/
Behrents8023/
Behrenzs8011/
Barrends8011/
Behrendz808/
Berentse807/
Beherend805/
Berrendt803/
Bierendt803/
Beurendt802/
Berensci802/
Berendtz802/
Behremds801/
Behrendd801/
Behrentd801/
Behrndts801/
Bethrend801/
Bährends801/
Barendts801/
Bahrends800/
Behrrend800/
Behrendsová782/
Berndt7742,527/
Berent773,453/
Berenz771,135/
Bernts77197/
Berenc77118/
Barnds77107/
Behrnd7765/
Bornds7726/
Biernd7722/
Bärend7718/
Berind7711/
Birend777/
Berntd773/
Bérend773/
Berndp772/
Byrnds771/
Verend771/
Byrend770/
Behrendtz75152/
Berendová7538/
Beherendt7536/
Behrentzs7514/
Beahrendt751/
Barendsch751/
Berendova751/
D'Behrend751/
Behrndt71771/
Berente71767/
Barents71575/
Behrent71386/
Bierent71276/
Berentz71185/
Behrenz71160/
Beyrent7187/
Bährend7182/
Berrent7170/
Berenth7160/
Berencz7153/
Baerenz7141/
Barendz7123/
Berentsova7121/
Baehrendtz7117/
Verinds7112/
Bearndt7110/
Berentt719/
Berrenz718/
Bierndt716/
Barndts715/
Bernsts715/
Berenci714/
Berndth713/
Veyrend712/
Viernds712/
Berints711/
Berndtz711/
Behrendová711/
Berndte711/
Berrnts711/
Berndtt710/
Behrind710/
Barinds710/
Bearent710/
Berrenc710/
Bergind710/
Bernt672,495/
Bernz67285/
Behrndtz67164/
Behrentz6737/
Bernehed6724/
Berntsch6714/
Berenthz6711/
Behrenth678/
Beherndt677/
Byrnd675/
Baerentz675/
Baehrenz673/
Bährendt673/
Behremdt672/
Berenche671/
Beherent671/
Beherenz671/
Bierentz670/
Behrrind670/

Berends Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berends in the Russian language
Берендсberends-

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