Bernardes Surname

6,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Bernardes Surname User-submission:

(Portuguese) This surname has a patronymic origin, coming from Bernardo, meaning 'son of Bernardo'. The name Bernardo comes from the Old Anglo-Saxon and means 'strong bear' or 'one with courage of a bear'.

Bernardes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil84,1451:2,544244
Portugal4,5011:2,315325
Angola2,3661:11,4071,401
United States3631:998,50973,813
Philippines1251:809,90677,188
France1061:626,62982,018
Argentina1061:403,24030,872
South Africa861:629,97347,084
England771:723,61140,488
Paraguay701:103,3822,396
Spain481:974,00136,812
Canada471:783,94961,790
Honduras251:352,6582,892
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Macau21:300,8151,009
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey11:51,8823,898

Bernardes (154) may also be a first name.

Bernardes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Portuguese) This surname has a patronymic origin, coming from Bernardo, meaning 'son of Bernardo'. The name Bernardo comes from the Old Anglo-Saxon and means 'strong bear' or 'one with courage of a bear'.

- felipesber

Name that came from Old Anglo-Saxonic (Ber Hardt) that means "strong bear" or "the one with courage of a bear".

- giobera

Bernardes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bernardes (Russian: Бернардес) is found most frequently in Brazil. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernardes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,141st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,039 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Bernardes live; 91 percent live in South America and 91 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 740,891st most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 154 people.

The last name is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 84,145 people, or 1 in 2,544. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 29 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 27 percent live and Goiás, where 9 percent live. Excluding Brazil Bernardes is found in 52 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 5 percent live and Angola, where 3 percent live.

Bernardes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bernardes surname are 42.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bernardes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.77% more than the national average, earning R 260,856 per year; in United States they earn 2.06% less than the national average, earning $42,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.11% more than the national average, earning $54,207 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bernardes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bernardes in the Russian language
Бернардесbernardes-

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