Berens Surname
Approximately 10,728 people bear this surname
Berens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,472 | 1:81,051 | 9,211 |
| Germany | 4,425 | 1:18,193 | 2,382 |
| Netherlands | 710 | 1:23,785 | 3,853 |
| Canada | 226 | 1:163,034 | 16,442 |
| England | 130 | 1:428,600 | 28,863 |
| South Africa | 115 | 1:471,110 | 39,128 |
| Belgium | 79 | 1:145,527 | 20,575 |
| Poland | 75 | 1:506,783 | 49,442 |
| Australia | 69 | 1:391,242 | 31,907 |
| Estonia | 54 | 1:24,478 | 4,454 |
| Brazil | 53 | 1:4,039,138 | 109,837 |
| Luxembourg | 53 | 1:10,954 | 1,898 |
| Russia | 46 | 1:3,133,110 | 167,157 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Belarus | 20 | 1:475,053 | 45,383 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Ukraine | 17 | 1:2,677,806 | 165,194 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Turkey | 11 | 1:7,074,675 | 122,870 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Namibia | 7 | 1:344,200 | 10,409 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 233 | 1:215,531 | 18,426 |
The alternate forms: Bereńs (1) & Bérens (1) are calculated separately.
Berens (54) may also be a first name.
Berens Demographics
Berens Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Berens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Berens (Marathi: बॅरेन्स, Russian: Беренс) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Bereńs or Bérens. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Berens? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 48,127th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 679,301 people. The surname Berens is predominantly found 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 first name throughout the world. It is borne by 54 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,472 people, or 1 in 81,051. In The United States Berens is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 13 percent are found, Minnesota, where 9 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 41 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found.
Berens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Berens has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,919 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Berens Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Berens last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Berens last name are 20.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.29% 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
Berens Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Berens in the Marathi language | ||
| बॅरेन्स | berensa | - |
| Berens in the Russian language | ||
| Беренс | berens | - |
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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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