Berneau Surname

415,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Berneau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berneau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7941:83,65611,876
United States201:18,122,947588,089
England171:3,277,533109,658
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Berneau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berneau occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Berneau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Berneau is the 415,769th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,706,745 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Berneau are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 794 people, or 1 in 83,656. In France it is mostly found in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 36 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 25 percent reside and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 8 percent reside. Aside from France it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Berneau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Berneau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Berneau last name rose 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Berneau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Berneau are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

Berneau earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.25% more than the national average, earning $52,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bernieau934/
Bernea92175/
Bernieu8614/
Berneou861/
Berniea861/
Bergnau860/
Bergnaud803/
Bergna771,335/
Bernia771,206/
Birnea7792/
Bîrnea7746/
Bernha772/
Bernechea75266/
Bernius71526/
Bernias7170/
Barniea7122/
Bernhey7121/
Verneha7121/
Berniaz7118/
Bergnaz7115/
Bernéus7114/
Barnieu719/
Bernjus718/
Berniah713/
Borniea713/
Bornyea712/
Barneha712/
Bergnou711/
Barne'a711/
Biernia711/
Berníus711/
Bernyuy711/
Berniou711/
Berniey711/
Berniat711/
Bergnuy711/
Bergnia711/
Bernyus711/
Barnyea710/
Bergnat710/
Berrnia710/
Bergnach67158/
Bernyuha6710/
Berña673/
Barneyja671/
Berniutė671/
Berniejo671/
Berniach671/
Bernhaye671/
Bîrneață671/
Bearnius670/

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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
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  • 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 Berneau
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