Bernabas Surname

260,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Bernabas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bernabas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Indonesia1361:972,42171,642
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
India151:51,137,692512,385
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bernabas (5,566) may also be a first name.

Bernabas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bernabas (Oriya: େବରନାବସ) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernabas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 260,746th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,839,008 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Bernabas live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Bernabas is also the 89,844th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 5,566 people.

The surname Bernabas is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Aside from Ethiopia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bernabas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bernabas in the Oriya language
େବରନାବସebaranabasa-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bernabas
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