View the most religious surnames in Belarus

Where Does The Last Name Bernyak Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Bernyak (Russian: Берняк) occurs in Belarus more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Bernyák. Click here for further possible spellings of Bernyak.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernyak? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,478,479^th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. The surname Bernyak is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Bernyak live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Belarus, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 95,970. In Belarus Bernyak is most numerous in: Gomel Region, where 39 percent are found, Minsk, where 31 percent are found and Minsk Region, where 29 percent are found. Not including Belarus this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent are found and Italy, where 1 percent are found.

Bernyak Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Belarus.