Berstein Surname

350,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Berstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5521:656,62952,580
Israel2751:31,1194,414
Argentina1021:419,05331,889
Chile401:440,41211,644
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
France111:6,038,429280,838
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malta11:430,2723,380
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

The alternate forms: Berštein (2) are calculated separately.

Berstein (13) may also be a first name.

Berstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berstein is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Berštein. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Berstein? popularity and diffusion

Berstein is the 350,215th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,993,806 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Berstein reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Berstein is also the 3,159,357th most common forename internationally It is held by 13 people.

Berstein is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 552 people, or 1 in 656,629. In The United States Berstein is mostly found in: New York, where 18 percent are found, California, where 16 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 26 percent are found and Argentina, where 10 percent are found.

Berstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Berstein has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 30 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Berstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Berstein surname are 2.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.47% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Berstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 16.33% more than the national average, earning $50,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 75.33% more than the national average, earning $87,111 CAD 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
  • 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 Berstein
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