Bernigau Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Bernigau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Bernigau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bernigau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bernigau is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bernigau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,274,477th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Bernigau live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 2,300,156. In Germany Bernigau is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 43 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 29 percent live and Thuringia, where 17 percent live. Other than Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernigaud | 94 | 1,741 | / |
| Berniga | 93 | 59 | / |
| Bernigault | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bernegau | 88 | 9 | / |
| Berniega | 88 | 1 | / |
| Barniga | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bernegu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Borniga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Verniga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bernigo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Berneaga | 75 | 11 | / |
| Bernigot | 75 | 8 | / |
| Wierniga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bernegoue | 71 | 28 | / |
| Bernego | 67 | 94 | / |
| Wernega | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vernega | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vreniga | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vernegas | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bernegozz | 59 | 5 | / |
| Vernego | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Bernigau
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