Bérard Surname

416,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Bérard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bérard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland4871:16,8642,769
France1871:355,20253,191
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Berard (17,642) are calculated separately.

Bérard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bérard is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Berard. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bérard? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bérard is the 416,195th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,717,160 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Bérard reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 487 people, or 1 in 16,864. In Switzerland Bérard is primarily found in: Canton of Valais, where 61 percent live, Canton of Fribourg, where 18 percent live and Canton of Vaud, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Switzerland this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in France, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berard9417,642/
Birard83173/
Vérard834/
Byrard830/
Berrard77561/
Berhard77232/
Boirard77121/
Beurard7792/
Bergard7730/
Birrard772/
Bearard772/
Bereard772/
Beyrard772/
Berardt771/
Byrhard771/
Betrard771/
Boyrard771/
Berards771/
Birhard770/
Biorard770/
Berar732,232/
Birar73955/
Bărar7335/
Berhardt7170/
Bärgardh712/
Bergardt712/
Birgardt711/
Berhhard711/
Bergarrd710/
Bairaird710/
Birare672,971/
Berair672,259/
Berrar67307/
Virard67290/
Verard67181/
Berart67103/
Bergar6791/
Birair6739/
Birhar6734/
Berhar6717/
Berare6715/
Beraar6715/
Bitrar678/
Bairar677/
Besrar674/
Behrar672/
Bearar672/
Bherar672/
Birgar671/
Bhirar671/
Boirar671/
Bierar671/
Berhhardt671/
Berraards671/
Bierhardt671/
Bajrar671/
Bayrar671/
Hbirar671/
Birord670/
Berrhardt670/
Byrare670/

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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
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  • 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 Bérard
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