Behrend Surname
Approximately 11,100 people bear this surname
Behrend Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Bear [from O.Ger. Berin (with added -d), a diminutive form of O.H.Ger. hero, a bear]
Behrend Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,483 | 1:10,758 | 1,354 |
| United States | 2,160 | 1:167,805 | 17,002 |
| Brazil | 419 | 1:510,917 | 19,207 |
| Australia | 366 | 1:73,759 | 8,665 |
| Denmark | 216 | 1:26,133 | 2,677 |
| Canada | 111 | 1:331,942 | 30,257 |
| Argentina | 60 | 1:712,390 | 48,679 |
| Netherlands | 50 | 1:337,744 | 38,500 |
| Switzerland | 42 | 1:195,546 | 17,263 |
| Chile | 29 | 1:607,465 | 14,668 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Iceland | 8 | 1:47,511 | 3,734 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 45 | 1:541,675 | 28,673 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 264 | 1:190,222 | 16,737 |
Behrend (200) may also be a first name.
Behrend Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Bear [from O.Ger. Berin (with added -d), a diminutive form of O.H.Ger. hero, a bear]
(German) Dweller at the sign of the bear.
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Behrend Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behrend Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Behrend is found most in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Behrend? popularity and diffusion
It is the 46,692nd most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 656,536 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Behrend are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 640,739th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 200 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 7,483 people, or 1 in 10,758. In Germany Behrend is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found, Berlin, where 15 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 11 percent are found. Not including Germany Behrend occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.
Behrend Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Behrend has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Behrend last name grew 818 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Behrend Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Behrend surname are 17.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.02% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Behrend earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.28% less than the national average, earning R 61,116 per year; in United States they earn 10.59% more than the national average, earning $47,719 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.34% more than the national average, earning $76,682 CAD per year.
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