Bernig Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bernig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bernig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1331:605,30448,487
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Bernig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bernig is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,511,557th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. Bernig occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Bernig live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 605,304. In Germany Bernig is mostly concentrated in: Berlin, where 35 percent are found, Bavaria, where 14 percent are found and Saxony, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.

Bernig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bernig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bernig last name contracted 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boernig922/
Bernnig920/
Berrnig920/
Bernik831,862/
Wernig831,586/
Bernic83576/
Barnig83137/
Vernig83118/
Börnig8373/
Bernix832/
Birnig832/
Berneg831/
Bornig830/
Bernick77997/
Bernaix77201/
Wernigk7785/
Biernik7759/
Bernegg7751/
Bernike7739/
Wernigg7731/
Berniks773/
Barnigh773/
Berneik772/
Berznik772/
Bernict771/
Bernaic771/
Berneic771/
Berniek771/
Beernik771/
Huernig770/
Wernigh770/
Bernicke71466/
Bernique71270/
Berneike7172/
Biernick7113/
Beernick711/
Bernieck711/
Bernnick711/
Boernick710/
Berrnick710/
Bernyk672,026/
Vernik671,766/
Bernikova671,490/
Virnig67972/
Wernik67893/
Barnik67584/
Bernex67193/
Bernek67150/
Berník67104/
Bornik6769/
Vernic6747/
Birnik6746/
Wernic6735/
Barneg676/
Vernigova674/
Bernicova673/
Wirnig672/
Wernigová672/
Vernix672/
Boernieck671/
Berniková671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bernig
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