Behrends Surname

57,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Behrends Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the bear.

Behrends Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,9201:13,5991,772
United States2,5671:141,19914,659
South Africa861:629,97347,084
Brazil841:2,548,50477,255
Australia411:658,43245,385
Venezuela311:974,32514,902
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Austria121:709,62061,025
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England41:13,929,515290,718
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

Behrends Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at the sign of the bear.

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

Behrends Last Name Facts

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

The surname Behrends occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Behrends? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 57,178th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 822,801 people. The last name Behrends occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Behrends reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 5,920 people, or 1 in 13,599. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 58 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Germany Behrends exists in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Behrends Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Behrends has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Behrends surname rose 2,213 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Behrends Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Behrends last name are 34.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.12% registered with the political party.

The amount Behrends earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 10.72% more than the national average, earning R 263,124 per year; in United States they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $44,665 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.12% less than the national average, earning $47,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Behrendts9449/
Behrendse9421/
Beherends944/
Berends939,271/
Behrnds930/
Berendse88835/
Beerends88284/
Baerends88171/
Berendts8882/
Bherends8843/
Behrents8823/
Behrenzs8811/
Behrendz888/
Berrends883/
Behremds881/
Behrndts881/
Bährends881/
Bahrends880/
Bernds86190/
Behrendsová842/
Behrendtz82152/
Behrentzs8214/
Barends808,766/
Berents80389/
Behrenz80160/
Berndts8028/
Borends8015/
Bérends809/
Berinds804/
Beremds801/
Berndse801/
Berhnds801/
Bärends801/
Bearnds800/
Baehrendtz7817/
Behrndtz75164/
Baarends75133/
Beerents7538/
Behrentz7537/
Baerents7525/
Barendsz7525/
Barrends7511/
Berentse757/
Baehrenz753/
Berendtz752/
Berensci752/
Barendts751/
Beherenz751/
Berenz711,135/
Bernts71197/
Berenc71118/
Barnds71107/
Behrenthz7154/
Bornds7126/
Barendsch711/
Byrnds711/
Behrnz710/
Barents67575/
Berentz67185/
Berencz6753/
Baerenz6741/
Böhrenz6725/
Barendz6723/
Berentsova6721/
Verinds6712/
Berrenz678/
Bernsts675/
Barndts675/
Berenci674/
Berndtz671/
Berints671/
Berrnts671/
Berrenc670/
Barinds670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Behrends
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