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 last name Biernat (Russian: Биернат) occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Biernát. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Biernat? popularity and diffusion

It is the 34,623rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 476,092 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Biernat are found; 84 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 84 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Poland, where it is carried by 12,742 people, or 1 in 2,983. Without taking into account Poland this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Biernat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Biernat last name are 2.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.78% being registered with the political 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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