Bechhofer Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Bechhofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bechhofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Bechhofer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bechhofer is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bechhofer.

How Common Is The Last Name Bechhofer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,785,358th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Bechhofer are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 5,105,055. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 68 percent live, New Jersey, where 13 percent live and Indiana, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent live and Israel, where 6 percent live.

Bechhofer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bechhofer are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Bechhofer earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.31% more than the national average, earning $51,480 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bechhoefer9532/
Bechofer941/
Bechhoeffer901/
Bachhofer89770/
Bachhoffer8411/
Bischhofer841/
Bachofer82620/
Bechefer829/
Wehhofer825/
Bekhofer821/
Bochofer820/
Bischofer78377/
Bachoffer7867/
Bachoefer782/
Bichofe7553/
Bischoffer7443/
Bichoffe7172/
Bichofre7118/
Bischofe7110/
Bachefer711/
Wehhafer710/
Bischoffe6720/
Weizhofer672/

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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bechhofer
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