Bernia Surname

311,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Bernia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bernia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3731:125,3419,666
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
France1121:593,06078,954
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Peru831:382,94112,571
Argentina811:527,69638,577
Cuba521:221,5914,537
England271:2,063,63279,942
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Bèrnia (1) are calculated separately.

Bernia (285) may also be a first name.

Bernia Last Name Facts

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

Bernia is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Bèrnia. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bernia is the 311,995th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,042,741 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Bernia live; 31 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 31 percent live in Iberian Europe. Bernia is also the 524,196th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 285 people.

Bernia is most frequently held in Spain, where it is carried by 373 people, or 1 in 125,341. In Spain Bernia is most common in: Valencian Community, where 49 percent are found, Aragon, where 15 percent are found and Andalusia, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Spain this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 23 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Bernia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bernia has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bernia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bernia surname are 40.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.12% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bernia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 14.55% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,205 per year; in United States they earn 24.64% more than the national average, earning $53,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.79% less than the national average, earning $35,380 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bèrnia941/
Bernias9270/
Berniaz9218/
Berniah923/
Berniat921/
Bergnia921/
Berniea921/
Biernia921/
Berrnia920/
Bernieau864/
Berniach861/
Bornia831,727/
Bergna831,335/
Vernia83864/
Barnia83314/
Bernea83175/
Bernio83116/
Byrnia8376/
Birnia832/
Bernha832/
Berneau77837/
Berniot77169/
Barniah7783/
Barnija7723/
Barniea7722/
Bergnaz7715/
Beurnio776/
Vergnia775/
Bhornia775/
Borniea773/
Berneao772/
Bernijo772/
Bernieo771/
Bahrnia771/
Veernia771/
Borniah771/
Barniha771/
Bernioh770/
Bergnat770/
Bergnau770/
Berña733/
Bergnach71158/
Barnaija7125/
Baharnia7124/
Vergniau7116/
Bergnaud713/
Barnaiya711/
Barinnia711/
Vergna67672/
Vergniaud67475/
Wernio67231/
Vernio67173/
Bornio67129/
Birnea6792/
Berneo6757/
Bîrnea6746/
Barnhuiya6744/
Barnio6711/
Bernyó6711/
Vernea679/
Borñia677/
Bergno674/
Birnya674/
Virnia672/
Wrenia672/
Vergniaux672/
Wernea671/
Bornhuiya671/
Vèrnia671/
Birgna671/
Vrenia671/
Bernjo671/
Bergneaux671/
Bergnacht671/

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