Bernah Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Bernah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Bernah (428) may also be a first name.
Bernah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bernah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bernah (Arabic: برناه) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bernah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bernah? popularity and diffusion
Bernah is the 5,213,395th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Bernah live; 36 percent live in Southeast Asia and 36 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 415,075th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 428 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 26,449,839. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: North Sumatra, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Yemen, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bernah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bernah in the Arabic language | ||
| برناه | brnah | - |
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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 Bernah
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