How common is the surname Bera?

1,034 people in the United States had the surname Bera in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,593 Americans. It ranked 24,260th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bera?

In the 2010 Census, 43% of people named Bera identified as white (not Hispanic), and 41% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bera?

Ami Bera, American physician and politician.

Where is the surname Bera most common?

Wikidata records people named Bera in India.

Is the surname Bera getting more or less common?

More common. 1,028 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,034 in 2010, up 0.6%.

The surname Bera

A surname, carried by 1,034 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bera is more common than 85% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,034 people named Bera in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 298,593 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,028.

#24,260

rank among US surnames

1,034

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+0.6%

change since 2000 (was #23,167)

Who is named Bera

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

43% of people named Bera identified as white (not Hispanic), 41% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 14% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 43%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 41%
Asian and Pacific Islander 14%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Two or more races 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Beras

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ami Bera
American physician and politician, born 1965

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bera

Bera has the Soundex code B600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B600.

Questions

How common is the surname Bera?: 1,034 people in the United States had the surname Bera in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,593 Americans. It ranked 24,260th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bera?: In the 2010 Census, 43% of people named Bera identified as white (not Hispanic), and 41% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bera?: Ami Bera, American physician and politician.
Where is the surname Bera most common?: Wikidata records people named Bera in India.
Is the surname Bera getting more or less common?: More common. 1,028 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,034 in 2010, up 0.6%.