Bernas Surname

48,880th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Bernas Surname User-submission:

The surname Bernas means 'boy' in Lithuanian.

Bernas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines7,6551:13,2251,386
United States9431:384,36833,876
Iran3221:238,45518,291
Poland3181:119,52417,797
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Canada1511:244,01123,241
France1311:507,04470,604
Iraq1261:277,9505,710
Czechia971:109,62317,977
Ukraine611:746,27476,759
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
Spain451:1,038,93438,115
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Austria421:202,74825,305
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
England321:1,741,18971,393
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Finland251:219,86818,073
Colombia221:2,171,54912,645
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Bernaś (2,421) are calculated separately.

Bernas (261) may also be a first name.

Bernas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Bernas means 'boy' in Lithuanian.

- Ranier Cañosa Yu

Bernas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bernas (Arabic: برناس, Russian: Бернас) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Bernaś. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 48,880th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 691,746 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Bernas are found; 73 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 72 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 550,922nd most frequent first name world-wide, held by 261 people.

This surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 7,655 people, or 1 in 13,225. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Western Visayas, where 19 percent live, National Capital Region, where 16 percent live and Bicol, where 14 percent live. Outside of The Philippines this surname exists in 59 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Iran, where 3 percent live.

Bernas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bernas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 3,042 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 640 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bernas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bernas surname are 7.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.07% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bernas earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 31.83% less than the national average, earning $15,475,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.25% more than the national average, earning $46,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.2% less than the national average, earning $46,604 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bernaś942,421/
Bernaus921,346/
Bernays92317/
Biernas92154/
Bernais92148/
Bernash9286/
Bernats9267/
Bernast9262/
Bernasz9262/
Bernase9224/
Bernads9222/
Bernaas925/
Beirnas922/
Bernhas921/
Behrnas920/
Bernass920/
Berna9115,961/
Bernasse86113/
Bernasch8689/
Bearnais8661/
Biernasz8638/
Bernashe8637/
Bernhaus8623/
Bernauts863/
Bernauss862/
Biernais862/
Bernaisz861/
Bernause861/
Bernahas861/
Bernat8321,903/
Bernad8314,568/
Barnas833,589/
Bernau832,707/
Bernos831,511/
Bernay831,403/
Bergna831,335/
Bernaz83790/
Bornas83603/
Bernea83175/
Bernai83122/
Bernac8368/
Vernas8362/
Bierna8355/
Wernas8317/
Byrnas8316/
Bernah8314/
Bärnas8310/
Bernna835/
Bherna835/
Birnas835/
Bernós832/
Bernap831/
Berhna831/
Bernaj831/
Bernax831/
Berrna831/
Bearna831/
Beirna830/
Bernoa830/
Bernasová80101/
Bernaisch8044/
Bernaisse8014/
Bernassss801/
Biernhaus801/
Bernhastd800/
Bernaud771,462/
Bornais77710/
Bernatz77456/
Bernous77416/
Barnash77387/
Bernaux77295/
Bernaix77201/
Berneis77187/
Bernadt77175/
Bernatt77150/
Borneas77131/
Bernach77126/
Vernaus7790/
Bernois7786/
Bernaha7765/
Viernas7759/
Biernay7747/
Barnaus7734/
Bernace7734/
Vergnas7729/
Bernnat7725/
Bernaut7720/
Barnasz7719/
Bernaiz7719/
Wiernas7715/
Bergnaz7715/
Biernaś7715/
Vernais7711/
Berneus779/
Bernarz778/
Bernhad775/
Bernaid775/
Bernacz775/
Bornash774/
Bernnad774/
Vernaas774/
Vernays774/
Barnass774/
Bernoha773/
Bernots773/
Bernatd773/
Vernash773/
Barnais772/
Byrnash772/
Bernait772/
Bernose772/
Birnast772/
Biernau772/
Bernhat772/
Beirnat771/
Berrnos771/
Bernaic771/
Bernaip771/
Berneac771/
Berniea771/
Bernnah771/
Bernoos771/
Bornaus771/
Beernos771/
Bernadō771/
Bernayd771/
Berneys771/
Berngai771/
Birnasz771/
Barrnas771/
Berhnau771/
Barnaas771/
Berznai771/
Bernadh771/
Behrnat770/
Bergnat770/
Barneas770/
Bergnau770/
Wernase770/
Verna739,317/
Berno733,645/
Birna73485/
Berná73278/
Byrna73103/
Bernà735/
Bernò733/
Bernó733/
Berña733/
Bîrna731/
Bernache711,067/
Wiernasz71251/
Bergnach71158/
Bernhaut71102/
Bjørnaas7168/
Berneaux7166/
Vergnais7165/
Barnasch7160/
Bernault7141/
Berneise7132/
Bernoosh7120/
Bernhadt7113/
Bernouss716/
Bernouse716/
Beernaut714/
Bearnose713/
Bergnaud713/
Bernotts712/
Vernease711/
Bearnath711/
Berrnatz711/
Bernhost711/
Baarnaas711/
Bearngah711/
Bernaice711/
Bernoist711/
Barnaush711/
Vernasch711/
Barnaish710/
Barnhaus710/
Bernhait710/
Bernhaud710/
Vernay676,722/
Berney674,317/
Bernou673,179/
Barnaś673,080/
Bernot672,634/
Vernaz671,134/
Bornaz67511/
Birnaz67413/
Vernau67346/
Birnat67289/
Barnaz67257/
Bernaiche67126/
Bernoi67117/
Birnea6792/
Bernoy6791/
Bornos6767/
Barnos6757/
Byrnaz6756/
Veerna6749/
Bîrnea6746/
Barnaš6734/
Vernai6732/
Vernos6726/
Bernatche6721/
Berneisch6719/
Barnás6718/
Beurno6716/
Virnas6712/
Vernea679/
Bornás678/
Byrnat677/
Bernei677/
Bärnau675/
Verrna674/
Bergno674/
Birnau674/
Bernosova673/
Bernauová673/
Bernod673/
Bîrnat673/
Bernno672/
Bernàt672/
Birnga672/
Biorna672/
Berneu671/
Vernasova671/
Berrno671/
Bernhouse671/
Bernnache671/
Vernaa671/
Wirnas671/
Bornaś671/
Bornàs671/
Bergnacht671/
Bergneaux671/
Bernaiová671/
Birnaa671/
Birnos671/
Birgna671/
Bernousse671/
Bherno670/
Bernheise670/
Byorna670/

Bernas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bernas in the Russian language
Бернасbernas-
Bernas in the Arabic language
برناسbrnas-

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