Biernat Surname

34,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Biernat Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Berinhard (bear, brave).

Biernat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland12,7421:2,983286
United States1,1011:329,20929,862
Germany5841:137,85216,748
France2091:317,81248,279
England1721:323,94224,037
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Czechia671:158,70824,305
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Australia411:658,43245,385
Austria381:224,09027,245
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Norway251:205,69123,411
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Wales81:386,81619,671
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Biernát (14) are calculated separately.

Biernat Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Berinhard (bear, brave).

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

Biernat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Biernat (Russian: Биернат) is found most in Poland. It may occur in the variant forms: Biernát. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Biernat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Biernat is the 34,623rd most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 476,092 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Biernat reside; 84 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 84 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Biernat is most frequently used in Poland, where it is held by 12,742 people, or 1 in 2,983. Apart from Poland it occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Biernat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Biernat last name are 2.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.78% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Biernat earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.19% less than the national average, earning 251,977 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.07% more than the national average, earning $50,947 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.45% more than the national average, earning $57,854 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biernát9514/
Biernath93924/
Biernatt9315/
Biernadt937/
Biernaht932/
Bernat9221,903/
Birnat92289/
Bierna9255/
Bernate863,158/
Bernath863,094/
Bernatz86456/
Biernot86313/
Bernadt86175/
Biernas86154/
Bernatt86150/
Bernats8667/
Bernast8662/
Biernay8647/
Bernaht8626/
Bernnat8625/
Biernad8621/
Bernaut8620/
Biernaś8615/
Bernatd863/
Birnaut863/
Bernait862/
Birnast862/
Biernau862/
Bernhat862/
Beirnat861/
Viernat861/
Behrnat860/
Bergnat860/
Biernatová8278/
Biernaux80465/
Biernoth80282/
Bernhaut80102/
Biernasz8038/
Bernatte8028/
Bernhadt8013/
Biernott808/
Beernaut804/
Bernauts803/
Biernais802/
Beernath802/
Bearnath801/
Berrnatz801/
Bernathe801/
Bernadth801/
Bernhait800/
Bernad7714,568/
Bernot772,634/
Bernát772,133/
Burnat771,399/
Vernat77591/
Vierna77161/
Birnot7711/
Bärnat7710/
Byrnat777/
Bîrnat773/
Bernàt772/
Virnat771/
Bernatová75558/
Bernatova75160/
Bergnacht751/
Biernhaus751/
Bernhastd750/
Bernáth714,024/
Bernaud711,462/
Bournat71776/
Bernoth71361/
Bernott7166/
Bernathova7159/
Bierney7144/
Vernatt7142/
Biyorna7125/
Burnatt7124/
Burnath7122/
Bernads7122/
Viernau7120/
Berngot7118/
Bearnot7114/
Biernátová7114/
Bernodt7114/
Vernaut7112/
Berneit7112/
Bernathová719/
Viernay718/
Bernadtová717/
Bernout716/
Bernhad715/
Bernaid715/
Bernacz715/
Burnaut715/
Bernnad714/
Bernote714/
Bernāte714/
Bernots713/
Biernotová712/
Bernoit712/
Bernotė712/
Birnoth711/
Viernna711/
Burnadt711/
Bernadō711/
Bernayd711/
Biernoh711/
Bernadh711/
Berneut710/
Bernotte6721/
Bernhoit6713/
Berneith677/
Verneaut674/
Bergnaud673/
Bernotts672/
Bjergnas671/
Bernhost671/
Bernhout671/
Bernoist671/
Bernotdt671/
Birnhead670/
Bernoutt670/
Bernhaud670/

Biernat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Biernat in the Russian language
Биернатbiernat-

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