Bernam Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Bernam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bernam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Bernam (41) may also be a first name.

Bernam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bernam is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bernam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Bernam are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 41 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Bernam is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 27 percent reside, California, where 18 percent reside and New York, where 18 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 15 percent reside.

Bernam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bernam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bernam surname contracted 27 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bernam Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bernam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.35% less than the national average, earning R 41,940 per year and in United States they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning $40,975 USD per year.

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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 Bernam
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