Bechtiger Surname
Approximately 284 people bear this surname
Bechtiger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 265 | 1:30,992 | 4,640 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bechtiger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bechtiger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bechtiger occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bechtiger? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bechtiger is the 928,396th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Bechtiger live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is held by 265 people, or 1 in 30,992. In Switzerland Bechtiger is most frequent in: Canton of St Gallen, where 41 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 23 percent are found and Canton of Thurgau, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Switzerland this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baechtiger | 95 | 42 | / |
| Bächtiger | 89 | 250 | / |
| Bachtiger | 89 | 22 | / |
| Betiger | 88 | 40 | / |
| Bettiger | 82 | 23 | / |
| Bietiger | 82 | 23 | / |
| Bethinger | 78 | 42 | / |
| Beattiger | 78 | 26 | / |
| Betteiger | 78 | 1 | / |
| Beittiger | 78 | 0 | / |
| Beteger | 75 | 4 | / |
| Betiege | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vettiger | 71 | 449 | / |
| Bittiger | 71 | 86 | / |
| Bethinge | 71 | 2 | / |
| Betaizer | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bettijer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bettsteiger | 70 | 0 | / |
| Betise | 67 | 30 | / |
| Betege | 67 | 25 | / |
| Betiga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bitige | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bittigier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bettigiey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beatteger | 67 | 0 | / |
| Betice | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bechtiger
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