Bernans Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Bernans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bernans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia2321:8,8361,304
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

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

Bernans Last Name Facts

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

Bernans (Russian: Бернанс) occurs more in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Bernāns. Click here for other possible spellings of Bernans.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernans? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 928,396th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Bernans are found; 87 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 8,836. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Latgale, where 55 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 24 percent reside and Vidzeme, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Latvia this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Bernans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bernans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bernans last name rose 186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bernans Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bernans earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 40.52% less than the national average, earning $25,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 96.23% more than the national average, earning $97,495 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bernāns951/
Biernans931/
Vernans860/
Vernons714/
Bornons710/
Vernance672/
Barneuns670/
Bernheims631/
Bernheinz631/
Vernonz571/

Bernans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bernans in the Russian language
Бернансbernans-

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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 Bernans
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