Bernales Surname

21,993rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Chile

Bernales Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bernales Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines16,4091:6,170527
Chile2,9251:6,023689
Peru2,8421:11,1841,545
United States7411:489,14841,318
Argentina5041:84,8087,176
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Spain1361:343,76519,825
Mexico1321:940,35012,696
Venezuela1211:249,6206,194
Uruguay781:43,9974,984
Canada771:478,51441,057
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Colombia461:1,038,5679,368
El Salvador461:137,9111,823
Guatemala411:392,2604,988
Ecuador331:481,99510,698
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Panama231:170,0985,250
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Guam121:13,3432,098
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Norway71:734,61250,907
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France41:16,605,680368,153
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Palau11:21,643223
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Berñales (1) are calculated separately.

Bernales (49) may also be a first name.

Bernales Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bernales is found most in The Philippines. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Berñales. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bernales.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernales? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,993rd most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 294,756 people. The surname Bernales occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Bernales are found; 66 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 66 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Bernales is also the 1,430,306th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 49 people.

The surname Bernales is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 16,409 people, or 1 in 6,170. In The Philippines Bernales is most numerous in: National Capital Region, where 17 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 11 percent are found and Central Visayas, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines this surname exists in 46 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 12 percent are found and Peru, where 11 percent are found.

Bernales Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bernales has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bernales surname rose 37,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bernales Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bernales surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bernales earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.11% less than the national average, earning 269,557 kr per year; in Peru they earn 16.11% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,507 per year; in Colombia they earn 67.9% more than the national average, earning $38,117,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.95% more than the national average, earning $50,893 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.26% less than the national average, earning $48,559 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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