Beckers Surname

23,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Beckers Surname Definition:

Becker's (Son), Becker's Son v. Becker.

Beckers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,0021:8,9431,108
Belgium6,8861:1,67093
Netherlands5,1051:3,308286
United States9031:401,39435,091
France2651:250,65238,735
Brazil2471:866,69831,229
Australia2301:117,37312,995
England991:562,80934,447
Canada721:511,74443,418
Switzerland631:130,36412,937
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Luxembourg461:12,6202,379
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
Chile331:533,83313,415
Austria301:283,84832,444
Wales231:134,5459,804
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
China21:683,660,78330,601
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Beckers (73) may also be a first name.

Beckers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Becker's (Son), Becker's Son v. Becker.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Beckers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Beckers is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beckers? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 23,253rd most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 312,663 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Beckers are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Beckers is also the 1,134,117th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 73 people.

Beckers is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 9,002 people, or 1 in 8,943. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 84 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 3 percent reside and Bavaria, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 57 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 30 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 22 percent reside.

Beckers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Beckers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,642 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 319 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Beckers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Beckers surname are 1.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Beckers earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.17% less than the national average, earning 317,816 kr per year; in Peru they earn 38.72% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,880 per year; in South Africa they earn 19.63% less than the national average, earning R 190,992 per year; in United States they earn 12.45% more than the national average, earning $48,519 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.71% more than the national average, earning $57,487 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boeckers93144/
Beuckers9316/
Baeckers931/
Bekers92598/
Becers9211/
Bekkers864,476/
Bickers863,017/
Beukers862,381/
Backers86721/
Beekers86548/
Beskers86238/
Böckers86211/
Bockers8695/
Bekiers8627/
Boekers8618/
Bechers8614/
Baekers8613/
Bekeers8611/
Betkers863/
Becerrs862/
Beacers862/
Biekers861/
Beykers861/
Veckers861/
Bekersz861/
Bäckers861/
Beakers861/
Bekeurs861/
Beckirs860/
Beckersová825/
Bekiersz8078/
Beechers8021/
Bäckerås808/
Beachers805/
Becchers801/
Boekkers801/
Veickers800/
Bakers77725/
Bökers7725/
Vekers7714/
Bokers773/
Bikers770/
Bekiersch7542/
Backåkers757/
Bakkers711,287/
Bokkers71590/
Bikkers71118/
Bökkers718/
Bokhers713/
Bitkers713/
Bickerstth711/
Bijkers711/
Buykers711/
Beekersová711/
Bakerss711/
Bichers711/
Bickars711/
Behkars711/
Biskers710/
Veikers710/
Vekears710/
Vickerss672/
Bekujhrs671/
Vickkers671/
Bickerch670/
Beikerch670/

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