Bernama Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Bernama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 245 | 1:539,793 | 43,593 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
Bernama (14) may also be a first name.
Bernama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bernama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bernama is found most in Indonesia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bernama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,009,375th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Bernama live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Bernama is also the 3,024,661st most common forename world-wide It is held by 14 people.
Bernama is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 539,793. In Indonesia it is most common in: North Sulawesi, where 60 percent are found, Jakarta, where 29 percent are found and North Maluku, where 4 percent are found. Other than Indonesia it is found in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boernama | 93 | 6 | / |
| Bernamma | 93 | 3 | / |
| Barnama | 86 | 32 | / |
| Bername | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bornama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bernema | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bernamis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Veernamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bernammer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bernhamer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bornoma | 71 | 206 | / |
| Barnoma | 71 | 67 | / |
| Bernhammer | 71 | 46 | / |
| Wirnama | 71 | 15 | / |
| Bernemo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Barnomah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Barnamei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bernheimer | 59 | 293 | / |
| Bernheimed | 59 | 0 | / |
| Bornemo | 57 | 17 | / |
| Barnemo | 57 | 9 | / |
| Bjørnemo | 53 | 17 | / |
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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 Bernama
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