Bernberg Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Bernberg Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Bernburg (bear mountain), in Germany.

Bernberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1031:54,8035,600
United States831:4,366,975231,516
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Sweden431:228,99415,912
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Bernberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Bernburg (bear mountain), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bernberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bernberg (Russian: Бернберг) has its highest incidence in Denmark. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bernberg.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 919,444th most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Bernberg live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 54,803. In Denmark Bernberg is primarily concentrated in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 51 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 42 percent live and Capital Region of Denmark, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Denmark it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and South Africa, where 15 percent live.

Bernberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bernberg surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Bernberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 525.78% more than the national average, earning R 1,487,090 per year and in United States they earn 8.36% less than the national average, earning $39,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bernberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bernberg in the Russian language
Бернбергbernberg-

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