Bechter Surname

252,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Bechter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bechter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria7461:11,4151,586
Germany3221:250,01727,129
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
Switzerland1621:50,6976,704
France341:1,953,609166,012
England171:3,277,533109,658
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Bechter Last Name Facts

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

Bechter occurs more in Austria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bechter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 252,393rd most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,647,670 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Bechter are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Austria, where it is carried by 746 people, or 1 in 11,415. In Austria Bechter is mostly concentrated in: Vorarlberg, where 87 percent reside, Styria, where 8 percent reside and Vienna, where 2 percent reside. Besides Austria it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Bechter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bechter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 354 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bechter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bechter surname are 5.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.02% being registered to vote for the political party.

Bechter earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.48% less than the national average, earning $36,899 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beichter93114/
Bechtter931/
Boechter931/
Bechtert931/
Betchter930/
Beuchter930/
Bechtear930/
Bechtehr930/
Bechte9254/
Becter921/
Behter920/
Wechter861,201/
Bekhter861,198/
Vechter86172/
Bochter8643/
Bachter8640/
Beshter8611/
Bechtet869/
Bichter863/
Beschte861/
Behtere861/
Bechtte860/
Bechtie860/
Bechted860/
Bechtee860/
Biehter860/
Beter831,766/
Behte8319/
Weachter80189/
Viechter8041/
Wechster805/
Bichtter801/
Wiechter801/
Vecthter801/
Weichter800/
Beactter800/
Weuchter800/
Wetchter800/
Bischter800/
Bester7739,575/
Beuter772,845/
Beyter772,610/
Better772,543/
Beiter772,271/
Bechta77692/
Bešter77387/
Bether77291/
Beeter77232/
Beater77183/
Bexter77141/
Bieter77114/
Betere77112/
Betger7758/
Betier7753/
Beteir7743/
Behtep7728/
Vehter7720/
Vechte7717/
Bihter7711/
Bechti775/
Vecter774/
Wecter773/
Bethte772/
Behtea772/
Behthe771/
Behtre771/
Behtge771/
Behtir771/
Betear771/
Bezter771/
Beteer771/
Uecter771/
Beteur771/
Bichte770/
Weacheter751/
Beschtedt751/
Beheshter751/
Bete7323,356/
Wächter7111,045/
Biester711,412/
Beuster711,222/
Bettger71633/
Beister71585/
Wichter71380/
Beuther71373/
Beutter71329/
Beschta71317/
Bejster71285/
Beutier71277/
Beaster71252/
Bettere71220/
Vekhter71216/
Bhaiter71136/
Beitter71114/
Bestier7192/
Wechterová7172/
Bestert7162/
Beyster7158/
Bekhtyr7155/
Beszter7148/
Besterd7146/
Bekhteh7144/
Bethere7142/
Bethier7137/
Vechterová7127/
Behetre7124/
Bedster7123/
Beether7122/
Veshter7118/
Bekhtir7117/
Bettier7115/
Beshtea7113/
Vichter718/
Besther717/
Bexster717/
Bestter717/
Betther716/
Hbeiter715/
Bikhter713/
Beester713/
Bethger713/
Vechterova713/
Beiteir712/
Beitere712/
Beitier712/
Beaxter711/
Bhetter711/
Biechta711/
Bestger711/
Beteire711/
Betgeer711/
Betteir711/
Bettert711/
Betzter711/
Beytter711/
Bechtta711/
Vecther711/
Behttie711/
Bedtger711/
Beetter711/
Beheïte711/
Beshterova711/
Beteere711/
Bettter711/
Bheeter711/
Beather711/
Bestere711/
Bhuyter711/
Beatter710/
Weicter710/
Beither710/
Betterz710/
Betherd710/
Betteer710/
Biether710/
Bethear710/
Bethe676,019/
Beete675,295/
Biter675,208/
Veter674,859/
Bette673,647/
Beste673,643/
Betre671,978/
Beute671,241/
Betea671,191/
Beate671,036/
Betes67890/
Bhite67694/
Biete67574/
Beteh67556/
Bhete67305/
Beite67255/
Betge67214/
Betez67188/
Betie67186/
Bejte67149/
Betet67111/
Bexte67108/
Betee6791/
Betir6786/
Behti6786/
Beyte6760/
Besteher6748/
Betey6747/
Betej6746/
Beteu6740/
Beestert6732/
Bäter6723/
Betteher6713/
Behechti6713/
Beustier6711/
Bezte6710/
Betei679/
Beterová676/
Bhyte674/
Behtooee674/
Betje674/
Beterova673/
Byter673/
Beistert673/
Betep673/
Beted672/
Behtooie672/
Betaheir672/
Behty671/
Beateatr671/
Wichther671/
Vehte671/
Beijster671/
Bìete671/
Beteş671/
Betée671/
Beïte671/
Behethge671/
Betaheer671/
Veishter671/
Betheard670/
Beattere670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Bechter
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis