Behmer Surname

264,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Behmer Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Bohemia (home of the Boii).

Behmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6291:127,99015,614
United States5831:621,71350,239
Austria561:152,06120,229
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
France101:6,642,272293,169
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
England21:27,859,030389,889
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:315,84124,783

Behmer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Bohemia (home of the Boii).

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

Behmer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Behmer occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Behmer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 264,657th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,927,347 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Behmer live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 629 people, or 1 in 127,990. In Germany Behmer is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 49 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 18 percent live and Hamburg, where 10 percent live. Aside from Germany it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.

Behmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Behmer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Behmer surname grew 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Behmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Behmer surname are 31.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.07% registered with the party.

The amount Behmer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 100.96% more than the national average, earning R 477,564 per year; in United States they earn 8.69% more than the national average, earning $46,898 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.3% more than the national average, earning $51,820 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boehmer925,144/
Behymer921,218/
Baehmer9215/
Behmehr929/
Behmert922/
Beahmer921/
Biehmer920/
Beyhmer920/
Behmeir920/
Bemer91921/
Behymeir861/
Behymere860/
Beehymer860/
Boehmier860/
Böhmer8315,597/
Beumer836,032/
Beamer835,138/
Beemer833,611/
Bohmer832,057/
Boemer831,055/
Beymer83852/
Besmer83824/
Biemer83723/
Bahmer83601/
Beimer83352/
Bemmer83237/
Bemeur8394/
Bhamer8376/
Bemier8345/
Bemert8340/
Bhymer8328/
Bhomer8319/
Byhmer8317/
Bejmer8317/
Vehmer8310/
Bemere838/
Behmjr831/
Betmer831/
Baemer831/
Bemger831/
Bhömer831/
Bhemer830/
Behmerova801/
Behmerová801/
Böhmert77862/
Bejmert77230/
Beesmer77194/
Beumier77173/
Beimert7796/
Bettmer7786/
Bohmier7755/
Bemmert7748/
Bhammer7721/
Bahmehr7718/
Beismer7714/
Beymert779/
B'Hymer778/
Beameur775/
Bemerre772/
Hbeemer771/
Bemhere771/
Beemert771/
Vehmeir771/
Beammer771/
Beummer771/
Bemerth771/
Boëhmer771/
Bhimmer771/
Bahamer771/
Biemmer770/
Beamear770/
Beasmer770/
Beitmer770/
Beimmer770/
Baemher770/
Bomer731,700/
Bömer73689/
Bamer73419/
Bimer73196/
Vemer73149/
Bémer7355/
Bymer7326/
Bemir7318/
Bemerová7114/
Boeymeer712/
Beimmert711/
Baahamer711/
Besmerth710/
Beammert710/
Beesmere710/
Baamer6712,124/
Bommer673,334/
Bammer671,764/
Veymer67259/
Buimer67179/
Vemmer67153/
Bimmer67125/
Bimier67109/
Bomher6794/
Baemir6791/
Böhmerová6785/
Veimer6784/
Bomier6776/
Boimer6774/
Bamher6768/
Buymer6764/
Boymer6764/
Bahmir6753/
Bamehr6739/
Bemire6728/
Baimer6727/
Baymer6716/
Boeijmeer6716/
Bömmer6714/
Bameur6711/
Bejmyr6710/
Besmir678/
Bjåmer675/
Bitmer674/
Bajmer674/
Vemeer673/
Byomer673/
Boëmer673/
Bamier672/
Bhamir672/
Bameer672/
Bomerr672/
Bémeur672/
Bomear671/
Bismer671/
Veemer671/
Bemyor671/
Vejmer671/
Böhmerova671/
Bimere671/
Bimger670/
Bysmer670/
Bameir670/
Beymir670/
Beamheart670/

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