Bachmann Surname

7,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Vatican City

Bachmann Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at, or near, a brook or stream.

Bachmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany38,8541:2,072177
Switzerland15,4821:53023
United States5,6611:64,0277,499
Austria2,2291:3,820387
Brazil2,1891:97,7953,682
France1,3061:50,8606,659
Italy8341:73,32912,932
Denmark8241:6,850625
Argentina4371:97,8118,235
Chile4341:40,5911,985
Canada4271:86,2899,561
Australia4181:64,5837,740
Estonia2491:5,308561
Thailand2311:305,79452,719
Hungary1931:50,8625,423
Norway1601:32,1394,477
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
South Africa1221:444,08037,713
England1161:480,32831,110
Czechia1021:104,25017,216
Iceland971:3,918518
Spain941:497,36225,035
Poland721:527,89950,824
Sweden711:138,6879,791
Peru651:488,98714,013
Namibia651:37,0685,192
Guernsey441:1,465311
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Paraguay391:185,5583,539
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Uruguay341:100,9349,883
Liechtenstein331:1,163131
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Ireland281:168,1767,397
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Greece211:527,60966,013
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Finland181:305,37222,464
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
India111:69,733,217610,955
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Croatia101:422,86035,095
China101:136,732,1577,199
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Vatican City41:291
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Dominica11:75,891912
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5991:83,8388,752

The alternate forms: Bächmann (36) are calculated separately.

Bachmann (31) may also be a first name.

Bachmann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at, or near, a brook or stream.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bachmann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bachmann occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Bächmann. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bachmann? popularity and diffusion

Bachmann is the 7,943rd most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,018 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Bachmann live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe. Bachmann is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 31 people.

Bachmann is the most widespread surname in one country:The Vatican City, where 0.01 percent live. This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 38,854 people, or 1 in 2,072. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 16 percent live, Hesse, where 14 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live. Barring Germany Bachmann is found in 94 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Bachmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bachmann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bachmann surname expanded 945 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 682 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bachmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bachmann surname are 13.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.09% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bachmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 17.79% more than the national average, earning €35,372 per year; in Norway they earn 15.4% more than the national average, earning 399,368 kr per year; in Peru they earn 46.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,415 per year; in South Africa they earn 54.23% more than the national average, earning R 366,504 per year; in United States they earn 10.28% more than the national average, earning $47,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% more than the national average, earning $50,773 CAD per year.

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Bachmann Reference & Research

Bachman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Bachman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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