Bechtold Surname

42,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Bechtold Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Berchtwald (bright, forest).

Bechtold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3481:67,7757,885
Germany5,0781:15,8542,087
Brazil6421:333,44912,819
France3591:185,02228,799
Austria2541:33,5255,386
Canada1521:242,40523,093
Netherlands1481:114,10318,152
Poland501:760,17561,940
Hungary501:196,32616,661
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Belgium191:605,08754,956
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
England61:9,286,343223,652
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6311:79,5868,390

Bechtold (13) may also be a first name.

Bechtold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Berchtwald (bright, forest).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bechtold Last Name Facts

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

Bechtold occurs most in The United States. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bechtold? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 42,315th most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 591,330 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Bechtold are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Bechtold is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 13 people.

Bechtold is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5,348 people, or 1 in 67,775. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 8 percent reside, Minnesota, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States Bechtold exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 41 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Bechtold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bechtold has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bechtold surname expanded 848 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bechtold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bechtold surname are 20.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.81% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bechtold earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 3.78% less than the national average, earning R 228,648 per year; in United States they earn 3.4% more than the national average, earning $44,617 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.79% more than the national average, earning $56,038 CAD per year.

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