Bechstein Surname

257,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Bechstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bechstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1151:72,2029,156
United States3321:1,091,74479,205
Austria241:354,81038,119
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Bechstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bechstein occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bechstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 257,298th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,759,991 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Bechstein live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 1,115 people, or 1 in 72,202. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hesse, where 23 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent are found. Not including Germany it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Bechstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bechstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bechstein last name expanded 437 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bechstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bechstein surname are 29.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.81% being registered with the party.

Bechstein earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.79% less than the national average, earning $39,357 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
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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 Bechstein
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