In Croatia, Berneš families are generally Croats (from Porec area ), very rarely Serbs, and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Porec area and in Pula.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Berneš live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are only located in threee Croatian cities and 6 other places, mostly in Farini (10), Bencani (<10) and Visnjan (<10) in Porec area, Porec (<5), and in Novigrad (<5).