Bernegger Surname

298,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Bernegger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bernegger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5131:16,0102,622
Austria5051:16,8622,534
Germany1191:676,51652,308
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Liechtenstein201:1,919202
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Bernegger Last Name Facts

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

Bernegger has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernegger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 298,377th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,711,243 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Bernegger are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Bernegger is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 513 people, or 1 in 16,010. In Switzerland Bernegger is most numerous in: Canton of St Gallen, where 35 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 21 percent live and Canton of Graubünden, where 10 percent live. Outside of Switzerland it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 40 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Bernegger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bernegger has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 745 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bernegger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bernegger surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Bernegger earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bernegger
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