Bermudez Surname

1,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333,626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Bermudez Surname User-submission:

Meaning: 'son of Bermudo'.

The Bermudez surname is Galician (from Galicia, Spain), very ancient and fully documented. It descents from Infanta Teresa Enríquez, sister of King D. Alonso Enríquez of Portugal. Nevertheless, there are other branches of the surname since people called Bermúdez received lots and lands during the Reconquista of the Peninsula, establishing the lineage in several places.

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Bermudez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia80,4191:594116
Venezuela53,8941:560112
Mexico40,8341:3,040424
Spain29,7361:1,572175
United States23,2421:15,5951,981
Philippines20,0831:5,041407
Nicaragua15,7401:38385
Costa Rica12,1121:395107
Cuba11,7471:981170
Ecuador7,2221:2,202388
Argentina7,1721:5,960625
Peru6,6711:4,765772
El Salvador6,1411:1,033204
Puerto Rico2,9811:1,191150
Uruguay2,9261:1,173133
Panama2,3091:1,694272
Honduras2,1841:4,037446
Chile2,1521:8,186797
Dominican Republic1,5411:6,770628
Brazil6361:336,59512,941
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
France4451:149,26523,131
Guatemala3991:40,3072,078
Canada3781:97,47510,598
Bolivia3151:33,7032,180
Belize2371:1,500343
England2301:242,25219,814
Aruba1341:772105
Australia921:293,43225,879
Trinidad and Tobago921:14,8261,891
Switzerland891:92,28010,121
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Portugal851:122,5685,627
United States Virgin Islands711:1,555250
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
Belgium641:179,63524,162
Paraguay561:129,2282,804
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Curaçao331:4,765122
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Guam161:10,0081,526
Norway161:321,39331,311
Austria141:608,24554,975
Wales111:281,32115,850
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
China41:341,830,39216,990
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Brunei31:139,5773,009
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Bermúdez (1,283), Bermùdez (31), Bermudéz (2), Bermüdez (1) & Bérmudez (1) are calculated separately.

Bermudez (243) may also be a first name.

Bermudez Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meaning: 'son of Bermudo'.

The Bermudez surname is Galician (from Galicia, Spain), very ancient and fully documented. It descents from Infanta Teresa Enríquez, sister of King D. Alonso Enríquez of Portugal. Nevertheless, there are other branches of the surname since people called Bermúdez received lots and lands during the Reconquista of the Peninsula, establishing the lineage in several places. This last name crossed the ocean and many carried it in the New World. Also in Santa Cruz de Tenerife there is a toponymic branch of the surname in the place of San Andrés y Sauces. In Las Palmas del Gran Canaria we find very old branches of the surname that settled in the towns of Arrecife, Las Palmas, Ginamar del Telde, Puerto del Carmen and Tias. The name Bermudez is today one of the most abundant of the Spanish geography, being regularly distributed by all the regions of Spain. Even so, it is necessary to emphasize that in the provinces of the north of Spain there are more families with the surname than in those of the south. However the surname is very common in the Canary Islands and stands out in the towns of San Andres y Sauces (Tenerife) and Arrecife, Las Palmas, Ginamar del Telde, Puerto del Carmen and Tias.

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Bermudez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bermudez (Russian: Бермудез) occurs in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Bermúdez, Bermùdez, Bermudéz, Bermüdez or Bérmudez. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bermudez.

How Common Is The Last Name Bermudez? popularity and diffusion

Bermudez is the 1,643rd most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 21,843 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Bermudez are found; 47 percent are found in South America and 39 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Bermudez is also the 573,164th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 243 people.

This surname is most widespread in Colombia, where it is borne by 80,419 people, or 1 in 594. In Colombia Bermudez is most frequent in: Capital District, where 20 percent reside, Valle del Cauca Department, where 14 percent reside and Antioquia Department, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Colombia it is found in 95 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 16 percent reside and Mexico, where 12 percent reside.

Bermudez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bermudez has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bermudez surname expanded 166,014 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bermudez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bermudez surname are 41.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.45% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bermudez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning €15,072 per year; in Norway they earn 25.4% less than the national average, earning 258,182 kr per year; in Peru they earn 17.16% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,712 per year; in South Africa they earn 74.96% less than the national average, earning R 59,496 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning $24,259,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.92% less than the national average, earning $39,730 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.6% less than the national average, earning $44,415 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bermudez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bermudez in the Russian language
Бермудезbermudez-

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Bermudez Reference & Research

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