Bernston Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Bernston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bernston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bernston Last Name Facts

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

Bernston (Russian: Бернстон) occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernston? popularity and diffusion

Bernston is the 3,017,195th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Bernston occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Bernston live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 9,796,187. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 30 percent live, Utah, where 14 percent live and Virginia, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 10 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.

Bernston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bernston has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bernston Last Name Statistics demography

Bernston earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.92% less than the national average, earning $32,398 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bernstone94224/
Barnston8894/
Bornston881/
Bernshtan822/
Barrinston782/
Bernstam7519/
Virnston754/
Vernstom751/
Berenstam7176/
Bernshtam7129/
Berenshtam6725/
Birenstam597/

Bernston Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bernston in the Russian language
Бернстонbernston-

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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 Bernston
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