Bernheim is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bernheim
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Seems to denote one who is from Bernheim, locality of Bavaria. Quite common in Alsace, the name is most often worn by askhénazes Jews. Meaning of the name: the home (heim) Bern (personal name, also bear). Varientes: Bernhein, Bernhem.

How popular is Bernheim?

Bernheim is ranked 169621 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Bernheim bearers increased by 4.746835 per cent in 2010 US census to 331 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1021 spots and ranked at 60790. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.96 93.67
Hispanic or Latino 4.53 5.06
Bernheim is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in France. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Uruguay. Around 2142 people have been found who wears Bernheim as their family name. Bernheim is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
103,759 Spain8
280,667 Canada5
34,681 Norway2
91,784 Netherlands2
20,186 Kenya2
118,441 Germany2
120,357 Argentina1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
897,276 Russia1
37,493 Austria1
10,190 Bahrain1
492,292 Ukraine1
16,640 Hong Kong1
153,416 Italy1
38,841 Scotland1
56,169 Mexico1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,906 Israel47
33,012 Belgium45
21,712 Sweden44
75,927 England43
2,397 Nicaragua36
23,914 Denmark20
Countries with hundreds of Bernheim:
10,028 France906
47,278 United States569
4,234 Switzerland279
4,084 Uruguay122
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 bernheim is an Alsace-Lorraine name surname door by Israelites, means the remains of the bear, consists of ber meaning Ourset heim home.

Bernheim Namesakes

  • Avner Bernheimer, Screenwriter
  • Chantal Bernheim, Film producer
  • Martin Bernheimer, Music critic
  • Gilles Bernheim, Rabbi
  • Hippolyte Bernheim, Physician
  • Jette Bernheimer, Pauline Einstein's mother
  • Shirl Bernheim, Actress
  • Robin Bernheim, Writer
  • Eléonore Bernheim, Actress
  • Eléonore Bernheim, Actress

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