Bernaerts Surname

188,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Bernaerts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bernaerts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,0731:5,546669
Netherlands1111:152,13722,745
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
France71:9,488,960336,266
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Bernaerts Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bernaerts is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernaerts? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 188,860th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,256,276 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Bernaerts are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Bernaerts is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 2,073 people, or 1 in 5,546. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 84 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 10 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 7 percent are found. Barring Belgium this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Bernaerts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bernaerts are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Bernaerts earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning $45,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beernaerts95210/
Bernaerdts9564/
Bernarts9414/
Bernerts948/
Behrnerts896/
Vernaerts894/
Bernaerds893/
Bernaarts892/
Bernardts891/
Bernhardts842/
Beernaertz841/
Bernards822,257/
Bernartz8294/
Bernaards78336/
Bernhards78295/
Bernhartz7810/
Bernarrds781/
Barnharts780/
Bernarz758/
Bernhardtz74119/
Barnards719/
Bernardz712/
Barnertz710/
Bernhardz6714/

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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
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  • 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 Bernaerts
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