Bechgaard Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Bechgaard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 72 | 1:78,399 | 7,655 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Bechgaard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bechgaard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bechgaard is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bechgaard? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,034,059th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Bechgaard are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname Bechgaard is most widespread in Denmark, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 78,399. In Denmark Bechgaard is most common in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 40 percent live, Region Zealand, where 25 percent live and North Denmark Region, where 19 percent live. Besides Denmark this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and Sweden, where 4 percent live.
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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