Bernitz Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Finland

Bernitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bernitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1431:562,97546,225
United States531:6,838,848318,712
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Finland311:177,31315,564
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
England61:9,286,343223,652
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Bernitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bernitz is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernitz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 860,770th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Bernitz are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 562,975. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saxony, where 21 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent live and Bavaria, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 16 percent live.

Bernitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bernitz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 883 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bernitz Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bernitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 700.33% more than the national average, earning R 1,901,880 per year and in United States they earn 20.96% more than the national average, earning $52,195 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boernitz931/
Bernittz931/
Berniz92286/
Barnitz86263/
Bornitz86155/
Bernutz8686/
Bernütz8621/
Bernaiz8619/
Berniez8617/
Bergniz869/
Bernits864/
Bernetz862/
Bernhiz861/
Birnitz861/
Vernitz860/
Bernuetz807/
Behrnetz805/
Bernitch802/
Bairnitz800/
Bernic77576/
Bernez77348/
Bernić77105/
Barniz773/
Bérniz771/
Bernich71403/
Beurnez7151/
Barnutz7149/
Bornaiz7123/
Vernicz7123/
Barnetz7116/
Bernyts7110/
Bernets715/
Bearnez712/
Barnicz712/
Bernici711/
Vernits711/
Beirnez711/
Bernaic711/
Berneic711/
Barnits711/
Barnniz711/
Berniche67123/
Barneetz6711/
Bernoich671/
Bernichs670/
Bernetts670/

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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 Bernitz
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