Berens Surname

48,127th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Berens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4721:81,0519,211
Germany4,4251:18,1932,382
Netherlands7101:23,7853,853
Canada2261:163,03416,442
England1301:428,60028,863
South Africa1151:471,11039,128
Belgium791:145,52720,575
Poland751:506,78349,442
Australia691:391,24231,907
Estonia541:24,4784,454
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Luxembourg531:10,9541,898
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
France291:2,290,439180,028
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Belarus201:475,05345,383
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Turkey111:7,074,675122,870
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Namibia71:344,20010,409
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:215,53118,426

The alternate forms: Bereńs (1) & Bérens (1) are calculated separately.

Berens (54) may also be a first name.

Berens Last Name Facts

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

Berens (Marathi: बॅरेन्स, Russian: Беренс) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Bereńs or Bérens. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Berens? popularity and diffusion

Berens is the 48,127th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 679,301 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Berens live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 54 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 4,472 people, or 1 in 81,051. In The United States Berens is mostly found in: Michigan, where 13 percent live, Minnesota, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 50 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 41 percent live and The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.

Berens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Berens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Berens surname rose 1,919 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Berens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Berens are 20.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Berens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.26% less than the national average, earning R 96,804 per year; in United States they earn 8.99% more than the national average, earning $47,030 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.13% less than the national average, earning $31,734 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bereńs941/
Bérens941/
Behrens9264,104/
Beerens924,204/
Bierens921,400/
Beirens92979/
Berrens92551/
Baerens92128/
Berenst9299/
Boerens9218/
Berense9214/
Beyrens929/
Bherens925/
Beurens923/
Bearens922/
Bejrens922/
Berzens921/
Berensh921/
Berns9110,814/
Beherens86190/
Baehrens86119/
Behrenst867/
Boehrens863/
Berzensh862/
Behrrens862/
Beehrens861/
Behrense861/
Berrense861/
Baerenss861/
Bearhens860/
Beahrens860/
Berriens860/
Berenz831,135/
Behrns83829/
Borens83779/
Barens83681/
Werens83376/
Bernst83375/
Bearns83269/
Bärens8383/
Berins8381/
Byrens8360/
Baerns8346/
Bernås8336/
Bherns8320/
Berrns8318/
Beirns837/
Verens835/
Berhns834/
Bernse834/
Birens833/
Berems832/
Bernsø832/
Bierns831/
Bern's831/
Bernss831/
Beurns830/
Beerns830/
Boerns830/
Berzins7710,121/
Wehrens77331/
Bergins77171/
Behrenz77160/
Bährens77155/
Beherns77141/
Weyrens77128/
Weerens77114/
Werrens77113/
Weirens7798/
Borrens7795/
Barrens7794/
Boehrns7765/
Berence7745/
Baerenz7741/
Bierins7730/
Böhrens7728/
Bahrens7721/
Berenje7720/
Behrins7718/
Baarens7714/
Bohrens7710/
Berrenz778/
Berenze776/
Berrins775/
Behrems775/
Vehrens773/
Bärenss773/
Berzenç773/
Vierens772/
Bairens771/
Bearins771/
Berions771/
Bernsth771/
Bharens771/
Berznsh771/
Beerems771/
Birzens771/
Bariens771/
Barenss771/
Birensh771/
Bernsch770/
Bihrens770/
Beirhns770/
Bhearns770/
Beruins770/
Behrensová753/
Barns734,629/
Byrns731,831/
Borns731,100/
Birns73395/
Bernz73285/
Werns7359/
Verns7323/
Börns732/
Bernś731/
Berzinsh71167/
Verroens7148/
Berzynsh7124/
Baehrenz713/
Berrions711/
Bharoens711/
Beatrins711/
Berenche711/
Berzinns711/
Berrence711/
Barrensø711/
Beherenz711/
Borensch710/
Barroens710/
Berrgins710/
Barenz67237/
Bärenz67194/
Borins67119/
Birins67105/
Bahrns6767/
Borenz6749/
Byorns6723/
Baarns6723/
Bärenß6723/
Wernås6716/
Birenz6712/
Virens6711/
Bernce6710/
Barins678/
Verins678/
Werenz676/
Bairns674/
Bornæs674/
Börenz674/
Wyrens673/
Verenz673/
Vernås673/
Buyrns672/
Buirns672/
Barrns671/
Baryns671/
Barnss671/
Bohrns671/
Bernch671/
Wearns671/
Wernse671/
Wirens671/
Werenś671/
Veryns671/
Bjørns671/
Barnæs671/
Bornns671/
Behrnz670/
Barnns670/
Bearnz670/
Vearns670/
Birrns670/
Bernze670/
Barhns670/
Byrnns670/
Byrnss670/
Werins670/

Berens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berens in the Marathi language
बॅरेन्सberensa-
Berens in the Russian language
Беренсberens-

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Berens Reference & Research

Behrens DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Behrens FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Berens
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