Behrendt Surname

18,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Behrendt Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the bear.

Behrendt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany23,7211:3,394362
United States3,2721:110,77612,057
Poland8471:44,8757,047
Australia2771:97,45711,054
Denmark2561:22,0502,239
Thailand1671:422,98474,095
South Africa1391:389,76834,651
Netherlands1071:157,82423,373
Switzerland961:85,5519,588
Canada941:391,97434,739
Austria811:105,12915,053
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
England751:742,90741,196
France641:1,037,855114,367
Argentina541:791,54552,685
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Wales141:221,03813,576
Norway121:428,52437,411
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

Behrendt (25) may also be a first name.

Behrendt 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

Behrendt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Behrendt is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Behrendt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 18,665th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 246,718 people. The surname Behrendt occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Behrendt reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 25 people.

Behrendt is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 23,721 people, or 1 in 3,394. In Germany Behrendt is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live, Berlin, where 12 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Barring Germany this surname is found in 50 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Poland, where 3 percent live.

Behrendt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Behrendt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Behrendt surname increased 2,750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 625 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Behrendt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Behrendt last name are 13.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Behrendt earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 23.7% more than the national average, earning 428,109 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 6.63% more than the national average, earning R 253,404 per year; in United States they earn 2.91% more than the national average, earning $44,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.93% more than the national average, earning $52,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Behrendtz94152/
Behrendts9449/
Beherendt9436/
Beahrendt941/
Behrend9311,100/
Berendt933,279/
Behrndt93771/
Behrent93386/
Behrndtz88164/
Berendts8882/
Behrentz8837/
Baehrend8828/
Behrents8823/
Böhrendt8817/
Behrendz888/
Behrenth888/
Beherndt887/
Bahrendt887/
Beherend885/
Berrendt883/
Bierendt883/
Bährendt883/
Beurendt882/
Berendtz882/
Behremdt882/
Behrendd881/
Behrentd881/
Behrndts881/
Bethrend881/
Beherent881/
Bohrendt881/
Behrrend880/
Berndt8642,527/
Berent863,453/
Berend862,516/
Behrnd8665/
Behrenthz8254/
Beherends824/
D'Behrend821/
Berends809,271/
Berente80767/
Berents80389/
Barendt80288/
Bierent80276/
Berentz80185/
Bierend80122/
Beyrent8087/
Bährend8082/
Berrent8070/
Beyrend8064/
Berenth8060/
Berrend8036/
Berndts8028/
Baerent8017/
Bearndt8010/
Berentt809/
Baerend806/
Bierndt806/
Berndth803/
Bharndt803/
Betrend802/
Bahrend801/
Borendt801/
Berndte801/
Bihrndt801/
Berndtt800/
Behrind800/
Bohrent800/
Bearent800/
Bohrend800/
Behrnds800/
Behrendová781/
Bernd773,578/
Bernt772,495/
Beerends75284/
Bherends7543/
Beerents7538/
Bährentz7515/
Berenthz7511/
Berrends753/
Behremds751/
Bährends751/
Behrrind750/
Barend711,878/
Barndt711,506/
Bernts71197/
Bernds71190/
Barent71119/
Birndt7178/
Berendová7138/
Borent7124/
Biernd7122/
Bärend7118/
Berndtová7113/
Berntt7113/
Byrent7111/
Berind7111/
Birent719/
Birend717/
Berntd713/
Bérend713/
Berndp712/
Borend711/
Berentova711/
Verend711/
Verent711/
Berendova711/
Bérent711/
Berndtova711/
Bhernt710/
Baernt710/
Borndt710/
Bearnt710/
Byrend710/
Berint710/
Verrent6784/
Veyrent6784/
Berencz6753/
Beriont6749/
Barenth6741/
Bearint6734/
Barient6723/
Barrent6722/
Barentt6716/
Bérends679/
Berinds674/
Barrend672/
Veyrend672/
Bearntt671/
Birente671/
Beremds671/
Berints671/
Baarent671/
Berhnds671/
Bärends671/
Berrnts671/
Vereent671/
Bearntz670/
Buirndt670/
Bearnds670/
Bergind670/

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