Bernardu Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Bernardu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bernardu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia721:33,4644,917
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Bernardü (8) are calculated separately.

Bernardu (36) may also be a first name.

Bernardu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bernardu (Russian: Бернарду) has its highest incidence in Namibia. It can also be found as: Bernardü. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernardu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,882,912th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Bernardu live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 36 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 33,464. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Oshana Region, where 53 percent reside, Omusati Region, where 38 percent reside and Kavango East Region, where 6 percent reside. Not including Namibia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 24 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bernardü968/
Bernardus94810/
Bernardou94134/
Bernardeu942/
Bernardaud8949/
Bernardout8926/
Bernardoux8913/
Bernaardus896/
Bernardaus891/
Bernardó881/
Bernardault841/
Vernardou8276/
Bernardoo829/
Bernardão821/

Bernardu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bernardu in the Russian language
Бернардуbernardu-

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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 Bernardu
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