Behrensen Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Behrensen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behrensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Behrensen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Behrensen is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Behrensen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,403,590th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. The surname Behrensen occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Behrensen reside; 41 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 1,277,864. In Germany Behrensen is mostly found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 43 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 41 percent reside and Hamburg, where 11 percent reside. Besides Germany Behrensen exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Behrensen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Behrensen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Behrensen last name grew 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Behrensen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Behrensen are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Behrensen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.16% less than the national average, earning $32,725 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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