Behnstedt Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Behnstedt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behnstedt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
United States101:36,245,893832,629
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Behnstedt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Behnstedt is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Behnstedt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Behnstedt is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Behnstedt are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Behnstedt is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 3,096,364. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 50 percent reside, Thuringia, where 27 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 8 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Behnstedt Last Name Statistics demography

Behnstedt earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 60.93% more than the national average, earning $69,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boehnstedt9527/
Benstedt941/
Böhnstedt89184/
Bennstedt896/
Boenstedt895/
Bensted88580/
Benstead822,638/
Wenstedt8230/
Venstedt824/
Benstedd821/
Bönstedt821/
Wennstedt7850/
Binsted75429/
Benster7552/
Wensted752/
Benstey751/
Benstti751/
Binstead71977/
Winstedt7198/
Vänstedt7152/
Binsteed7130/
Wänstedt7123/
Vinstedt717/
Bennster713/
Venstead712/
Wenstead712/
Beenster711/
Bemstead711/
Wemstedt711/
Wenstied710/
Bensta672/
Bnster671/

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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
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  • 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 Behnstedt
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