Bering Surname
Approximately 5,928 people bear this surname
Bering Surname Definition:
(German) Bear’s Son [from O.H.Ger. bero, a bear + the 'son’ suff. -ing]
Bering Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,463 | 1:41,104 | 6,464 |
| Denmark | 842 | 1:6,704 | 612 |
| United States | 708 | 1:511,948 | 42,890 |
| Germany | 677 | 1:118,915 | 14,600 |
| Brazil | 226 | 1:947,232 | 33,775 |
| Poland | 167 | 1:227,597 | 29,477 |
| France | 157 | 1:423,075 | 61,574 |
| Russia | 139 | 1:1,036,857 | 79,143 |
| Canada | 138 | 1:266,997 | 25,150 |
| Argentina | 75 | 1:569,912 | 40,958 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| Norway | 32 | 1:160,696 | 19,635 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 123 | 1:408,282 | 30,178 |
The alternate forms: Béring (2) are calculated separately.
Bering (303) may also be a first name.
Bering Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Bear’s Son [from O.H.Ger. bero, a bear + the 'son’ suff. -ing]
Bering Demographics
Bering Political Affiliation
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Bering Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bering Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bering (Hindi: बेरिंग, Marathi: बेरींग, Russian: Беринг) is most common in The Philippines. It may also occur as a variant: Béring. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bering? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bering is the 81,860th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,229,343 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 43 percent of Bering reside; 42 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 41 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Bering is also the 505,965th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 303 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2,463 people, or 1 in 41,104. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 35 percent reside, Mimaropa, where 28 percent reside and Western Visayas, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines Bering occurs in 59 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.
Bering Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bering has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bering surname expanded 576 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bering Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Bering last name are 3.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.37% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bering earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.29% less than the national average, earning 331,231 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.08% more than the national average, earning $48,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.35% more than the national average, earning $52,340 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bering Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bering in the Hindi language | ||
| बेरिंग | beringa | - |
| Bering in the Marathi language | ||
| बेरींग | beringa | - |
| Bering in the Russian language | ||
| Беринг | bering | - |
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