Bernardo Surname

1,682nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326,862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Bernardo Surname User-submission:

This famous personal and later surname, is of pre 5th century German origins. Recorded in over one hundred different spellings ranging from Barnard, Benard, and Bernat, to Bernth, Bernucci, and Bieratowicz, it derives from the male personal name "Bernhard or Beornheard", comprising the elements "bern", meaning the bear, plus "hard", meaning brave, strong or hardy.

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Bernardo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola133,6961:20235
Philippines55,6791:1,818118
Mozambique48,2031:566119
Brazil32,7071:6,545458
Portugal12,8891:808141
United States8,1991:44,2085,415
Mexico6,9961:17,7421,443
Italy5,3541:11,4231,784
Spain5,3211:8,7861,046
Peru4,4761:7,1011,078
Argentina2,1151:20,2101,709
France2,0111:33,0304,007
Canada1,3501:27,2933,629
Tanzania9881:53,5855,888
South Africa9331:58,0687,362
Ecuador7401:21,4942,963
Dominican Republic6091:17,1311,187
United Arab Emirates4081:22,4572,571
Australia3831:70,4858,346
Cuba3661:31,4831,588
Guatemala3491:46,0822,190
Indonesia2611:506,70241,355
England2521:221,10318,649
Switzerland2091:39,2965,604
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Venezuela1921:157,3134,763
Singapore1881:29,2961,115
Hong Kong1551:47,326847
Uruguay1461:23,5052,739
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Guam1241:1,291185
Namibia1201:20,0783,504
Germany1001:805,05559,076
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Panama561:69,8623,012
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
Austria511:166,96921,809
Japan511:2,506,75130,743
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
Qatar371:63,7306,585
São Tomé and Príncipe371:4,795391
Luxembourg351:16,5873,734
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Colombia321:1,492,94010,821
Paraguay321:226,1484,042
Chile301:587,21614,299
Andorra291:2,891539
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Scotland281:191,20810,357
East Timor251:48,637122
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
China121:113,943,4645,994
Oman121:307,3314,704
Cape Verde111:48,1491,796
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
India91:85,229,487684,495
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Norway81:642,78647,258
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Laos41:1,647,081888
Micronesia41:26,561731
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Swaziland41:324,550996
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Wales41:773,63329,106
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

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

Bernardo (776,443) may also be a first name.

Bernardo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This famous personal and later surname, is of pre 5th century German origins. Recorded in over one hundred different spellings ranging from Barnard, Benard, and Bernat, to Bernth, Bernucci, and Bieratowicz, it derives from the male personal name "Bernhard or Beornheard", comprising the elements "bern", meaning the bear, plus "hard", meaning brave, strong or hardy. Perhaps not surprisingly given the meaning of "Hardy bear" the name was always popular. The surname was first recorded in England in the 12th century. Here records were kept much earlier than was usual in other European countries, and England was the first country to adopt hereditary surnames as we know them today. The initial popularity of the name was also given a boost by the fame of two early saints. These were St. Bernard of Clairvaux (circa 1010 - 1153), the founder of the Cistercian monastery at Clairvaux, and St. Bernard of Menthon (923 - 1108), the founder of Alpine hospices and patron saint of mountaineers. Early examples of the surname recording include Thomas Bernhard of Cambridge, England, in the year 1260, Albertus Berenhardus of Schwenningen, Germany, in 1290, and Gregorius Bernhardt, christened at Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany, on January 18th 1549. The first recorded spelling of the family name is believed to be that of Hugo Bernard, which was dated 1130, in the "Pipe Rolls" of the city of Lincoln, England. This was during the reign of King Henry 1st, known as "The Lion of Justice", 1100 - 1135. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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Bernardo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bernardo (Arabic: برنردو, Marathi: बनर्ड, Russian: Бернардо) occurs in Angola more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Bernardó. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernardo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bernardo is the 1,682nd most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 22,295 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Bernardo reside; 56 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Bernardo is also the 1,217th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 776,443 people.

It is most prevalent in Angola, where it is borne by 133,696 people, or 1 in 202. Besides Angola this last name occurs in 126 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 17 percent are found and Mozambique, where 15 percent are found.

Bernardo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bernardo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bernardo last name increased 15,470 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 8,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bernardo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bernardo last name is principally Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Bernardo last name are 8.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.59% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bernardo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 17.99% more than the national average, earning €35,432 per year; in Norway they earn 21.59% less than the national average, earning 271,361 kr per year; in Peru they earn 16.32% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,222 per year; in South Africa they earn 38.02% more than the national average, earning R 327,996 per year; in Colombia they earn 31.25% more than the national average, earning $29,797,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.2% more than the national average, earning $50,140 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.74% more than the national average, earning $53,030 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bernardo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bernardo in the Marathi language
बनर्डbanarda-
Bernardo in the Russian language
Бернардоbernardo-
Bernardo in the Arabic language
برنردوbrnrdw-
برناردوbrnardw-

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