Bernát Surname

196,487th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Bernát Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bernát Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1,1121:4,799350
Hungary8841:11,1041,286
Czechia1321:80,55713,504
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Bernat (21,903) & Bernàt (2) are calculated separately.

Bernát (591) may also be a first name.

Bernát Last Name Facts

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

Bernát is found in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Bernat or Bernàt. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernát? popularity and diffusion

It is the 196,487th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,416,571 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bernát live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 58 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 344,079th most widely held given name globally, held by 591 people.

The surname Bernát is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is carried by 1,112 people, or 1 in 4,799. In Slovakia Bernát is mostly found in: Košice Region, where 36 percent reside, Banská Bystrica Region, where 17 percent reside and Nitra Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Slovakia Bernát occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 41 percent reside and Czechia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bernat9421,903/
Bernàt942/
Bernáth924,024/
Biernát9214/
Bernot832,634/
Bernád83125/
Bernátová801,145/
Biernat7715,307/
Bernate773,158/
Bernath773,094/
Bernatz77456/
Bernoth77361/
Biernot77313/
Bernadt77175/
Bernatt77150/
Bernats7767/
Bernott7766/
Bernast7762/
Bernaht7726/
Bernnat7725/
Bernaut7720/
Berngot7718/
Bernodt7714/
Bearnot7714/
Berneit7712/
Bernout776/
Bernāte774/
Bernote774/
Bernatd773/
Bernots773/
Bernotė772/
Bernoit772/
Bernait772/
Bernácz772/
Bernhat772/
Beirnat771/
Bergnat770/
Behrnat770/
Berneut770/
Bernáthová75579/
Biernath71924/
Biernoth71282/
Bernhaut71102/
Bernatte7128/
Bernotte7121/
Biernatt7115/
Bernhoit7113/
Bernhadt7113/
Biernott718/
Berneith717/
Biernadt717/
Beernaut714/
Bernauts713/
Beernath712/
Biernaht712/
Bernotts712/
Bernadth711/
Bernotdt711/
Bernoist711/
Bernhout711/
Bernhost711/
Bernathe711/
Berrnatz711/
Bearnath711/
Bernoutt710/
Bernhait710/
Bernad6714,568/
Vernat67591/
Bernatová67558/
Vernot67494/
Birnat67289/
Bernatova67160/
Bernadová6731/
Birnot6711/
Bärnat6710/
Byrnat677/
Wernat675/
Bernotová674/
Bernod673/
Bîrnat673/
Wernot672/
Bergnacht671/
Bernotova671/
Bernhastd670/

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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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  • 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 Bernát
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