Bert Surname

39,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bert Surname Definition:

1 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Beorht, Berht = Bright, Glorious. [Old English be(o)rht] 2 a diminutive of Herbert, q.v., and Bertram, q.v.

Bert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5,9331:11,1951,103
United States2,7681:130,94613,797
Belgium7761:14,8152,252
Israel5211:16,4252,457
Italy5161:118,52119,571
Germany4821:167,02419,753
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Russia2751:524,08447,803
Argentina1561:273,99622,048
Canada1421:259,47624,513
Ukraine1381:329,87541,364
Netherlands1291:130,90820,305
Australia971:278,30624,956
Afghanistan861:373,8745,400
Brazil801:2,675,92980,209
Indonesia751:1,763,323114,023
England731:763,26141,903
Poland731:520,66850,348
Philippines611:1,659,643109,715
Spain561:834,85833,799
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Mexico361:3,447,95024,458
Jamaica331:86,9683,873
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
India291:26,450,530346,896
Chile281:629,16015,000
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Belarus201:475,05345,383
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Paraguay181:402,0415,757
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Scotland91:594,86921,724
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Ireland51:941,78816,185
China51:273,464,31313,838
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6961:72,1537,745

Bert (169,959) may also be a first name.

Bert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Beorht, Berht = Bright, Glorious. [Old English be(o)rht] 2 a diminutive of Herbert, q.v., and Bertram, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Bert Last Name Facts

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

Bert (Arabic: بيرت, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﺕ, Russian: Берт) is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bert click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bert? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 39,642nd most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 550,419 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Bert live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 6,180th most widespread first name in the world, held by 169,959 people.

The surname Bert is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 5,933 people, or 1 in 11,195. In France it is most prevalent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 34 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 15 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account France it is found in 97 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Belgium, where 6 percent reside.

Bert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bert last name increased 398 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 19 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 167 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bert Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Sunni (83%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bert surname are 4.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.62% registered with the party.

The amount Bert earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 44.29% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,800 per year; in South Africa they earn 14.94% less than the national average, earning R 202,140 per year; in United States they earn 1.14% less than the national average, earning $42,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.75% less than the national average, earning $46,825 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berte8930,772/
Baert8912,184/
Berth892,813/
Hbert891,027/
Berts89587/
Beart89430/
Beert89249/
Biert8959/
Bertt8914/
Berrt8912/
Berdt8910/
Boert897/
Beyrt894/
Bhert892/
Berht892/
Berzt891/
Beurt891/
Behrt890/
Beirt890/
Ber8617,825/
Berthe80136,337/
Beyret801,105/
Bearth80512/
Bertch80464/
Beerts80235/
Bertte80127/
Boerth80103/
Beardt8069/
Bierth8028/
Beirth8023/
Bertts8021/
Bertsh8010/
Berhte8010/
Berths806/
Bearht805/
Berrth803/
Bearte802/
Bherte802/
Beiret802/
Bearts801/
Beartd801/
Bertht801/
Beurth801/
Bherth801/
Biertt801/
Besrte801/
Beirts801/
Bearet800/
Baerth800/
Berrtz800/
Behrdt800/
Berrdt800/
Bierdt800/
Beerth800/
Beer7563,944/
Bere7537,166/
Behr7530,987/
Bear7520,683/
Bart7514,879/
Bier7510,766/
Birt758,005/
Bort757,585/
Wert756,960/
Vert753,498/
Berz751,894/
Berr751,578/
Berh75780/
Berd75778/
Byrt75473/
Bher75294/
Beir75190/
Bejr75150/
Beur75146/
Berć7562/
Beyr7560/
Beőr7529/
Besr7528/
Berp7527/
Betr7515/
Bger7514/
Hber756/
Berč752/
Uert751/
Bertová73561/
Bertova73441/
Beirete736/
Berehet732/
Berstch731/
Beereth731/
Hÿbertz731/
Bertowa731/
Berthhe731/
Bertthe731/
Beerete731/
Bearret730/
Berhe67155,790/
Barth6795,734/
Beard6789,475/
Werth6714,027/
Bhere676,828/
Beare674,303/
Borth673,999/
Beere672,496/
Berre672,470/
Verts672,413/
Baart672,112/
Birth671,505/
Bierd67732/
Bordt67633/
Beğer67546/
Verte67537/
Bardt67529/
Birts67494/
Weert67458/
Bhart67425/
Birte67307/
Besre67287/
Verth67240/
Bahrt67232/
Weart67223/
Bîrte67179/
Beahr67158/
Berzs67143/
Veart67135/
Viert67133/
Beird67132/
Bearz67107/
Wehrt67106/
Byrth6786/
Uertz6784/
Börtz6784/
Bhirt6783/
Bheir6768/
Bohrt6768/
Bortt6765/
Bheer6764/
Werdt6762/
Beire6753/
Werte6753/
Barht6750/
Wertt6749/
Bøger6746/
Biort6745/
Berds6744/
Bartt6743/
Birdt6740/
Huert6734/
Bhear6734/
Biehr6734/
Veert6731/
Bearr6731/
Baerd6726/
Berthová6723/
Beyre6721/
Uerte6721/
Be'er6719/
Byrts6716/
Birtø6714/
Boerd6713/
Bierz6713/
Berzh6712/
Ouert6712/
Bairt6711/
Beyrr6711/
Beerh679/
Wiert679/
Beerd676/
Barrt676/
Wuert676/
Bierr676/
Börth676/
Beerr675/
Bearh675/
Bherz674/
Böhrt674/
Birtt673/
Byrtt673/
Bearrett673/
Berhs673/
Beatr673/
Behyr673/
Buirt672/
Verrt672/
Birht672/
Behhr672/
Byrdt672/
Bhort672/
Byrte672/
Berrd672/
Berthova672/
Beÿer672/
Beurh672/
Bierh672/
Hőber672/
Beirz672/
Byort671/
Byrrt671/
Bearp671/
Beartsch671/
Bisrt671/
Berdz671/
Berthsch671/
Besrd671/
Bethr671/
Beurr671/
Vertt671/
Vesrt671/
Beerz671/
Býrth671/
Báier671/
Uerts671/
Beirtsch671/
Beirå671/
Behrd671/
Bértt671/
Bärtz671/
Berzz671/
Bertehet671/
Bhier671/
Bjært671/
Baërt671/
Birzt671/
Bettr671/
Bejtr671/
Beesr671/
Berehets671/
Beejr671/
Weirt670/
Beyrd670/
Beurd670/
Beirr670/
Veirt670/
Beihr670/
Whert670/
Birrt670/
Byret670/
Beysr670/
Beirrett670/
Berttsch670/

Bert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bert in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺮﺕbrt-
Bert in the Russian language
Бертbert-
Bert in the Arabic language
بيرتbyrt-

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Bert Reference & Research

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