Bernardi Surname

7,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73,494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
San Marino

Bernardi 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'.

Bernardi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy37,5941:1,62782
Brazil17,5691:12,185689
Argentina4,9851:8,574847
United States4,5251:80,1019,120
France3,8511:17,2481,898
Canada7481:49,2595,984
Australia6321:42,7155,433
Germany5401:149,08417,911
Switzerland4901:16,7612,755
Ecuador3191:49,8624,722
Mexico2531:490,6178,882
Uruguay2231:15,3891,739
San Marino2001:16633
England1991:279,99021,818
Belgium1801:63,87010,268
Spain1741:268,69016,788
Austria1451:58,7279,183
Luxembourg1271:4,571632
Thailand761:929,452144,548
Venezuela521:580,84810,516
Tanzania471:1,126,41746,452
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Chile381:463,59112,075
Scotland341:157,4659,168
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Monaco291:1,27830
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Peru251:1,271,36521,041
Bosnia and Herzegovina241:147,3509,891
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Slovenia211:118,46112,441
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Paraguay181:402,0415,757
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Wales151:206,30213,003
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Puerto Rico121:295,8452,647
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Norway81:642,78647,258
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
China61:227,886,92811,701
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

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

Bernardi (911) may also be a first name.

Bernardi 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

Bernardi Last Name Facts

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

Bernardi (Arabic: برناردي, Russian: Бернарди) is carried by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Bernardí. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernardi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,723rd most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 99,158 people. The last name Bernardi is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Bernardi reside; 52 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 52 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 268,676th most frequent first name globally, held by 911 people.

This surname is most common in Italy, where it is borne by 37,594 people, or 1 in 1,627. In Italy Bernardi is primarily concentrated in: Veneto, where 25 percent live, Emilia-Romagna, where 21 percent live and Piedmont, where 13 percent live. Other than Italy this last name exists in 89 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 24 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.

Bernardi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bernardi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bernardi surname rose 8,380 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,843 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bernardi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bernardi surname are 1.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bernardi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 1.29% more than the national average, earning €30,417 per year; in Norway they earn 11.52% less than the national average, earning 306,206 kr per year; in Peru they earn 20.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,379 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.68% less than the national average, earning R 148,092 per year; in United States they earn 13.62% more than the national average, earning $49,028 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.84% more than the national average, earning $56,063 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bernardi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bernardi in the Russian language
Бернардиbernardi-
Bernardi in the Arabic language
برنارديbrnardy-
برنارديتbrnardyt-

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