Bertran Surname

59,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Bertran Surname Definition:

(French) Descendant of Bertrand (bright, raven).

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Bertran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain4,6521:10,0501,184
Argentina1,0111:42,2783,554
France8201:81,00311,463
United States7031:515,58943,135
Dominican Republic1691:61,7333,013
Nicaragua1621:37,1671,250
Brazil1321:1,621,77553,533
Chile1021:172,7115,686
Venezuela981:308,2057,027
Honduras961:91,8381,625
Mexico941:1,320,49215,209
Cuba661:174,5873,987
Peru651:488,98714,013
Andorra641:1,310224
Uruguay471:73,0167,628
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Serbia231:310,65015,551
Puerto Rico221:161,3702,003
England171:3,277,533109,658
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
China31:455,773,85521,925
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

The alternate forms: Bertrán (73) & Bertràn (1) are calculated separately.

Bertran (1,186) may also be a first name.

Bertran Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Descendant of Bertrand (bright, raven).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Beltrà, Beltran and Bertran, are Catalan surnames coming from a Germanic first name, Berhathraban.

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Bertran Last Name Facts

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

Bertran (Russian: Бертран) is found most frequently in Spain. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Bertrán or Bertràn. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bertran? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 59,198th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 854,443 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Bertran are found; 55 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 55 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Bertran is also the 230,283rd most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 1,186 people.

Bertran is most numerous in Spain, where it is borne by 4,652 people, or 1 in 10,050. In Spain it is primarily concentrated in: Catalonia, where 91 percent reside, Valencian Community, where 3 percent reside and Madrid, where 2 percent reside. Other than Spain it is found in 64 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 12 percent reside and France, where 10 percent reside.

Bertran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bertran has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bertran last name grew 421 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bertran Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bertran surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bertran earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 19.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,209 per year; in Colombia they earn 78.99% more than the national average, earning $40,636,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.25% more than the national average, earning $44,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.82% less than the national average, earning $40,333 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bertran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bertran in the Russian language
Бертранbertran-

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Bertran Reference & Research

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