Bernst Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Bernst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bernst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada931:396,18935,081
Argentina731:585,52641,795
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Bernst Last Name Facts

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

Bernst (Arabic: برنست, Russian: Бернст) has its highest incidence in Canada. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernst? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 761,666th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 19,433,456 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Bernst are found; 29 percent are found in North America and 29 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in Canada, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 396,189. In Canada Bernst is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 80 percent live, British Columbia, where 16 percent live and Alberta, where 3 percent live. Barring Canada Bernst exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 19 percent live and Germany, where 19 percent live.

Bernst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bernst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bernst last name increased 480 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bernst Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

The amount Bernst earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.5% less than the national average, earning $39,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning $50,530 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berenst9299/
Bernste926/
Bernsts925/
Bernsth921/
Berns9110,814/
Behrenst867/
Berens8310,728/
Behrns83829/
Bearns83269/
Berins8381/
Bernås8336/
Wernst8320/
Bherns8320/
Berrns8318/
Beirns837/
Bernse834/
Berhns834/
Bernsø832/
Bierns831/
Bern's831/
Bernss831/
Beerns830/
Beurns830/
Behrens7764,104/
Berzins7710,121/
Beerens774,204/
Bierens771,400/
Beirens77979/
Berrens77551/
Bergins77171/
Beherns77141/
Bierins7730/
Behrins7718/
Berense7714/
Beyrens779/
Bherens775/
Berrins775/
Beurens773/
Bejrens772/
Bearens772/
Bearins771/
Berions771/
Berznsh771/
Berzens771/
Berensh771/
Beruins770/
Bhearns770/
Beirhns770/
Bernsch770/
Byrns731,831/
Birns73395/
Bernz73285/
Verns7323/
Bernś731/
Beherens71190/
Berzinsh71167/
Berzynsh7124/
Verginst7113/
Behrrens712/
Berzensh712/
Berzinns711/
Berrense711/
Berrions711/
Beatrins711/
Beehrens711/
Verrinst711/
Behrense711/
Bearhens710/
Beahrens710/
Berrgins710/
Berriens710/
Berenz671,135/
Birins67105/
Bärens6783/
Byrens6760/
Byorns6723/
Bernce6710/
Verins678/
Verens675/
Bairns674/
Birens673/
Vernås673/
Buirns672/
Buyrns672/
Berems672/
Bernch671/
Veryns671/
Bereńs671/
Bérens671/
Bjørns671/
Byrnns670/
Bernze670/
Birrns670/
Vearns670/
Bearnz670/
Behrnz670/
Byrnss670/

Bernst Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bernst in the Russian language
Бернстbernst-
Bernst in the Arabic language
برنستbrnst-

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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
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  • 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 Bernst
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