Bernjak Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Bernjak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 163 | 1:15,262 | 3,592 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bernjak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bernjak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bernjak is most common in Slovenia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bernjak? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bernjak is the 1,310,135th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name Bernjak occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Bernjak reside; 96 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
Bernjak is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 15,262. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Mura, where 65 percent are found, Drava, where 13 percent are found and Savinja, where 10 percent are found. Beside Slovenia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Montenegro, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berenjak | 93 | 1 | / |
| Beresnjak | 88 | 1 | / |
| Barnjak | 86 | 748 | / |
| Berniak | 86 | 177 | / |
| Bernyak | 86 | 143 | / |
| Bornjak | 86 | 0 | / |
| Verhnjak | 80 | 124 | / |
| Bierniak | 80 | 15 | / |
| Barniak | 71 | 553 | / |
| Birnhak | 71 | 198 | / |
| Vrenjak | 71 | 110 | / |
| Borniak | 71 | 102 | / |
| Bernyakova | 71 | 97 | / |
| Berniac | 71 | 67 | / |
| Vernyak | 71 | 58 | / |
| Bornyak | 71 | 46 | / |
| Bernyák | 71 | 25 | / |
| Werniak | 71 | 19 | / |
| Bernhag | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wernyak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berneac | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wierniak | 67 | 45 | / |
| Werhnyak | 67 | 35 | / |
| Werhniak | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bernehag | 67 | 5 | / |
| Verenzak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Werniack | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bernjak
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