Bernksen Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bernksen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bernksen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678

Bernksen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bernksen is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernksen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Bernksen occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bernksen live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Bernksen is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,006,582. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 89 percent reside, Free State, where 4 percent reside and Gauteng, where 4 percent reside.

Bernksen Last Name Statistics demography

Bernksen earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.08% less than the national average, earning R 121,008 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berncsin751/
Behrenchsen742/
Beringson7157/
Beringsang675/
Beringshausen671/
Baringson598/
Beringgin594/
Biringson591/
Buihringsang501/
Virngson501/

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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 Bernksen
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