Bernice Surname
Approximately 1,311 people bear this surname
Bernice Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 1,059 | 1:12,835 | 1,627 |
| Nigeria | 79 | 1:2,242,313 | 76,227 |
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| Philippines | 39 | 1:2,595,852 | 132,893 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Bernice (262,365) may also be a first name.
Bernice Demographics
Average Bernice Salary in
England
£27,484
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Bernice Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bernice Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bernice (Arabic: برنيكي, Marathi: बेरनीस) is found most frequently in Chad. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bernice.
How Common Is The Last Name Bernice? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bernice is the 291,785th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,558,769 people. Bernice occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Bernice live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 4,013th most common forename at a global level It is held by 262,365 people.
Bernice is most numerous in Chad, where it is borne by 1,059 people, or 1 in 12,835. Other than Chad this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.
Bernice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bernice has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bernice last name rose 1,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bernice Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Bernice earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 1.19% more than the national average, earning $50,272 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bernice Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bernice in the Marathi language | ||
| बेरनीस | beranisa | - |
| Bernice in the Arabic language | ||
| برنيكي | brnyky | - |
| بيرنيس | byrnys | - |
| برنيس | brnys | - |
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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 Bernice
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