Bernsten Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Bernsten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bernsten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
Sweden511:193,07413,358
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Bernstén (10) are calculated separately.

Bernsten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bernsten is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Bernstén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernsten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bernsten is the 1,079,669th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Bernsten are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 2,237,401. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 21 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and Washington, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States Bernsten occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 22 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Bernsten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bernsten has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 736 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bernsten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bernsten surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Bernsten earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.92% more than the national average, earning $58,215 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Bernsten
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