Bernards Surname

187,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bernards Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bernards Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8241:439,87737,819
Germany6321:127,38215,532
Netherlands5061:33,3745,571
Indonesia1041:1,271,62788,950
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Latvia281:73,21610,778
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
England151:3,714,537119,675
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Gambia41:480,863548
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
China41:341,830,39216,990
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Bernards (146) may also be a first name.

Bernards Last Name Facts

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

Bernards (Arabic: برناردس) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernards? popularity and diffusion

It is the 187,404th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,228,864 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Bernards reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 763,528th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 146 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 824 people, or 1 in 439,877. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Oregon, where 36 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Wisconsin, where 12 percent live. Apart from The United States Bernards exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent live and The Netherlands, where 22 percent live.

Bernards Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bernards has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bernards last name expanded 3,745 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bernards Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bernards last name are 9.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bernards earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 10.54% less than the national average, earning R 212,580 per year; in United States they earn 20.63% more than the national average, earning $52,051 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41% more than the national average, earning $70,053 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bernaards94336/
Bernhards94295/
Berngards9417/
Bernaerds943/
Bernardts941/
Bernarrds941/
Bernard93410,017/
Bernaerdts8964/
Bernhardts892/
Bernhardsc891/
Bernhard8832,457/
Berngard881,182/
Bernardt88244/
Bernnard8831/
Bernartd8816/
Biernard8815/
Bernarts8814/
Bearnard8810/
Bernahrd8810/
Barnards889/
Berhnard888/
Bernarrd888/
Bernaard887/
Berrnard886/
Bernardd885/
Beirnard884/
Bernardp883/
Berneard883/
Bergnard883/
Bernardz882/
Beernard882/
Besrnard881/
Bernardh881/
Bernhardt8243,642/
Bernaerts822,238/
Berngardt821,058/
Bernhartd8234/
Bernhardz8214/
Behernard827/
Berngaard826/
Bernahard823/
Bernnardt822/
Bernaarts822/
Bernaardt821/
Bernahrdt821/
Berhnhard821/
Bernhgard821/
D'Bernard821/
Biernhard821/
Bearnhard820/
Hbernhard820/
Bernart801,349/
Vernard80130/
Byrnard8013/
Bernarz808/
Bernord806/
Birnard803/
Bernárd803/
Bernarc801/
Bèrnard801/
Bernardová781,008/
Beernaerts78210/
Bernhardtz78119/
Bernardova7870/
Bernheardt7816/
Bernhardtt7816/
Bernahardt7814/
Bernhardth783/
Bernardowa781/
Bernharrdt781/
Bernhhardt781/
Bearnheard780/
Bearnhardt780/
Berhnhardt780/
Bernhart754,770/
Bernarte752,887/
Bernartt75129/
Bernartz7594/
Berngart7532/
Bernarth7522/
Bergnord7519/
Beernart7510/
Bernerts758/
Biernart752/
Berhnart751/
Berneart751/
Vernhard751/
Bernhord751/
Bernarch751/
Bernahrt751/
Bernarht751/
Bernarrt751/
Bernárdt751/
Birnhard750/
Bearnord750/
Bernhardová7474/
Bernhardova742/
Bernheart7137/
Berngartt7136/
Bernharte7121/
Bearnarth7120/
Bernharth7110/
Bernhartz7110/
Bernhartt716/
Behrnerts716/
Vernhardt712/
Bergnordh712/
Bernahart711/
Bernhordt711/
Beernaart711/
Beerneart711/
Bernhaart711/
Biernortd711/
Bearnhart710/
Barnharts710/
Bergnarth710/
Biernarth710/
Beirnhart710/
Birnhardt710/
Bernhardtová7066/
Bernartová6753/
Bjørngaard6747/
Vernart675/
Vernord674/
Vernarz674/
Bjørnhardt672/
Beernaertz671/
Wernarz671/
Virnard671/
Vernarc671/
Bearnheart670/
Bernort670/

Bernards Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bernards in the Arabic language
برناردسbrnards-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bernards
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