Bernatavicius Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Bernatavicius Surname User-submission:

This surname is a Lithuanian spelling of the Polish surname Bernatowicz, a patronymic surname meaning 'son of Bernat'. The name Bernat is a variant of the Germanic name Bernhard, which is composed of the words ber, meaning 'bear', and hard, meaning 'brave'.

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Bernatavicius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania301:101,15313,307
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England71:7,959,723202,100
Norway61:857,04855,549
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Bernatavičius (592) are calculated separately.

Bernatavicius Surname Meaning

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This surname is a Lithuanian spelling of the Polish surname Bernatowicz, a patronymic surname meaning 'son of Bernat'. The name Bernat is a variant of the Germanic name Bernhard, which is composed of the words ber, meaning 'bear', and hard, meaning 'brave'.

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Bernatavicius Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bernatavicius occurs most in Lithuania. It can be rendered as: Bernatavičius. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernatavicius? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,849,867th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Bernatavicius are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 30 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Lithuania, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 101,153. In Lithuania Bernatavicius is most frequent in: Vilnius County, where 87 percent are found and Panevėžys County, where 13 percent are found. Not including Lithuania it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Bernatavicius Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bernatavicius are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Bernatavicius earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 38.54% less than the national average, earning $26,518 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.29% more than the national average, earning $54,298 CAD per year.

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