Behrendt Surname
Approximately 29,538 people bear this surname
Behrendt Surname Definition:
(German) Dweller at the sign of the bear.
Behrendt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 23,721 | 1:3,394 | 362 |
| United States | 3,272 | 1:110,776 | 12,057 |
| Poland | 847 | 1:44,875 | 7,047 |
| Australia | 277 | 1:97,457 | 11,054 |
| Denmark | 256 | 1:22,050 | 2,239 |
| Thailand | 167 | 1:422,984 | 74,095 |
| South Africa | 139 | 1:389,768 | 34,651 |
| Netherlands | 107 | 1:157,824 | 23,373 |
| Switzerland | 96 | 1:85,551 | 9,588 |
| Canada | 94 | 1:391,974 | 34,739 |
| Austria | 81 | 1:105,129 | 15,053 |
| Brazil | 81 | 1:2,642,893 | 79,412 |
| England | 75 | 1:742,907 | 41,196 |
| France | 64 | 1:1,037,855 | 114,367 |
| Argentina | 54 | 1:791,545 | 52,685 |
| Sweden | 46 | 1:214,060 | 14,843 |
| Spain | 41 | 1:1,140,294 | 40,056 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 119 | 1:422,006 | 30,979 |
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.
Behrendt Demographics
Average Male Behrendt Height
177.6 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Behrendt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behrendt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Behrendt is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Behrendt? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 18,665th most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 246,718 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Behrendt are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Behrendt is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used forename in the world. It is borne by 25 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 23,721 people, or 1 in 3,394. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live, Berlin, where 12 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Beside Germany this surname exists 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 incidence of Behrendt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Behrendt last name rose 2,750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 625 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Behrendt Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Behrendt surname are 13.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.05% being registered with the 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.
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