Behrens Surname

8,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Behrens Surname Definition:

Genit. of Behrend (vyith dropped -d-).

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Behrens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany42,9811:1,873159
United States14,7201:24,6243,100
South Africa1,3801:39,2595,052
Argentina6411:66,6825,714
Brazil5581:383,64614,664
Denmark5311:10,6301,003
Australia4991:54,1006,651
Canada3221:114,42712,178
Netherlands3101:54,4759,365
England2561:217,64918,479
Switzerland2351:34,9495,098
Venezuela2181:138,5514,417
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Sweden1501:65,6455,015
Chile1271:138,7124,862
New Zealand1221:37,1176,329
Norway1191:43,2126,186
Spain961:487,00024,732
Guatemala921:174,8123,597
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Austria511:166,96921,809
France451:1,476,060142,161
Uruguay431:79,8088,179
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
Singapore171:323,98313,856
China131:105,178,5825,529
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Wales131:238,04114,239
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Panama61:652,04310,051
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Faroe Islands41:12,250984
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1281:190,43315,429
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5301:32,8233,953

Behrens (47) may also be a first name.

Behrens Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Genit. of Behrend (vyith dropped -d-).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Barents.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Dweller at the sign of the bear.

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

User-submitted Reference

Behrens is an Ashkenazi Jewish surname. There were Jewish families in Prague, and Krotoszyn with this surname. The name Behrens is a variant of Baer. This Jewish family name is also derived from animals mentioned in the Bible. One of them, which has produced numerous variants, is Baer, the German for 'bear', translated from the Hebrew Dov.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Behrens is an Ashkenazi Jewish surname. It was common among the Jewish communities of Krotoszyn, and Prague. The name Behrens is a variant of Baer. This Jewish family name is also derived from animals mentioned in the Bible. One of them, which has produced numerous variants, is Baer, the German for 'bear', translated from the Hebrew Dov.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

It is of early medieval Germanic origin, and is a patronymic form of the Old German male given name "Bernhard", a compound of the elements "ber(n)", meaning bear, and "hard", meaning brave, hardy, strong. Also, it is Dutch and North German: patronymic from Behrend, variant of Bernhard.

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Behrens Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Behrens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,833rd most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 113,683 people. The surname Behrens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Behrens reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 47 people.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 42,981 people, or 1 in 1,873. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 42 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 11 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside. Besides Germany Behrens exists in 76 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Behrens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Behrens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Behrens last name increased 962 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Behrens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Behrens surname are 21.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Behrens earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.67% more than the national average, earning 493,764 kr per year; in Peru they earn 66.46% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,502 per year; in South Africa they earn 65.43% more than the national average, earning R 393,120 per year; in United States they earn 9.23% more than the national average, earning $47,132 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $49,209 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beherens93190/
Baehrens93119/
Behrenst937/
Boehrens933/
Behrrens932/
Beehrens931/
Behrense931/
Beahrens930/
Berens9210,728/
Behrns92829/
Beerens864,204/
Bierens861,400/
Beirens86979/
Berrens86551/
Behrenz86160/
Bährens86155/
Beherns86141/
Baerens86128/
Berenst8699/
Boehrns8665/
Böhrens8628/
Bahrens8621/
Behrins8618/
Boerens8618/
Berense8614/
Bohrens8610/
Beyrens869/
Behrems865/
Bherens865/
Vehrens863/
Beurens863/
Bearens862/
Bejrens862/
Bharens861/
Berzens861/
Berensh861/
Bihrens860/
Berns8310,814/
Behrensová823/
Baehrenz803/
Berzensh802/
Bharoens801/
Beherenz801/
Berrense801/
Baerenss801/
Bearhens800/
Berriens800/
Berenz771,135/
Borens77779/
Barens77681/
Bernst77375/
Bearns77269/
Bärens7783/
Berins7781/
Bahrns7767/
Byrens7760/
Baerns7746/
Bernås7736/
Bherns7720/
Berrns7718/
Beirns777/
Verens775/
Berhns774/
Bernse774/
Birens773/
Berems772/
Bernsø772/
Bierns771/
Bohrns771/
Bern's771/
Bereńs771/
Bérens771/
Bernss771/
Beurns770/
Beerns770/
Behrnz770/
Boerns770/
Berzins7110,121/
Bergins71171/
Borrens7195/
Barrens7194/
Berence7145/
Baerenz7141/
Bierins7130/
Böhrenz7125/
Berenje7120/
Baarens7114/
Berrenz718/
Berenze716/
Berrins715/
Bärenss713/
Berzenç713/
Bairens711/
Bearins711/
Berions711/
Bernsth711/
Berznsh711/
Beerems711/
Birzens711/
Bariens711/
Barenss711/
Birensh711/
Bernsch710/
Beirhns710/
Bhearns710/
Beruins710/
Barns674,629/
Byrns671,831/
Borns671,100/
Birns67395/
Bernz67285/
Berzinsh67167/
Berzynsh6724/
Verns6723/
Börns672/
Berrions671/
Beatrins671/
Berenche671/
Berzinns671/
Bernś671/
Berrence671/
Barrensø671/
Beheremz671/
Borensch670/
Barroens670/
Berrgins670/

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Behrens Reference & Research

Behrens DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Behrens FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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