Bechold Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bechold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bechold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1221:659,88151,431
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Bechold Last Name Facts

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

Bechold occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bechold.

How Common Is The Last Name Bechold? popularity and diffusion

Bechold is the 1,453,389th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Bechold are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 659,881. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 67 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside and Hesse, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Germany it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Bechold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bechold has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bechold surname decreased 13 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bechold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bechold surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Bechold earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.95% less than the national average, earning $25,913 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bechold
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