Birnus Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Birnus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birnus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Birnus (8) may also be a first name.

Birnus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Birnus is most common in Tanzania. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Birnus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Birnus live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Birnus is also the 4,213,784th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 8 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birnu911/
Bernus83891/
Birnou835/
Birnau834/
Virnus832/
Birhnu831/
Birnut831/
Birnos831/
Byrnus831/
Biernhaus801/
Bernaus771,346/
Bernous77416/
Bernhus77118/
Bernuis779/
Berneus779/
Birnaut773/
Biernau772/
Birnoud771/
Viernus771/
Biornau771/
Berngus770/
Bernu73371/
Wiernusz71177/
Bernhaus7123/
Bernusse719/
Bernouss716/
Bernouse716/
Bjørnhus716/
Weirnusz714/
Bernauts713/
Bernauss712/
Bernause711/
Berneuse711/
Birengnu711/
Bernuy674,196/
Bernou673,179/
Bernau672,707/
Bernos671,511/
Vernus67443/
Bernui67358/
Bernuz67298/
Bernut67234/
Virnau67151/
Berhnu6739/
Bernud6721/
Bernuj6711/
Bernús6710/
Wernus677/
Bärnau675/
Vrenus675/
Bernós672/
Berneu671/
Bernhouse671/
Bărnuț671/
Berzinnus671/
Bernuś671/
Bernousse671/

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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 Birnus
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis