Behrent Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Behrent Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the bear.

Behrent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2541:1,427,00498,129
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Denmark171:332,04223,714
England71:7,959,723202,100
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Behrent 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

Behrent Last Name Facts

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

Behrent is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Behrent? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 745,450th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 18,879,653 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Behrent reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 254 people, or 1 in 1,427,004. In The United States Behrent is mostly concentrated in: Washington, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 13 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 12 percent are found. Not including The United States Behrent occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

Behrent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Behrent has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Behrent surname grew 4,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Behrent Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Behrent surname are 15.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.75% registered with the political party.

The amount Behrent earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 511.68% more than the national average, earning R 1,453,580 per year and in United States they earn 6.44% more than the national average, earning $45,927 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Behrendt9329,538/
Behrentz9337/
Behrents9323/
Behrenth938/
Behrentd931/
Beherent931/
Berent923,453/
Behrendtz88152/
Behrenthz8854/
Behrendts8849/
Beherendt8836/
Beahrendt881/
Behrend8611,100/
Berendt863,279/
Behrndt86771/
Berente86767/
Berents86389/
Bierent86276/
Berentz86185/
Beyrent8687/
Berrent8670/
Berenth8660/
Baerent8617/
Berentt869/
Bohrent860/
Bearent860/
Bernt832,495/
Behrndtz80164/
Berendts8082/
Beerents8038/
Baehrend8028/
Böhrendt8017/
Bährentz8015/
Berenthz8011/
Behrendz808/
Beherndt807/
Bahrendt807/
Beherend805/
Berrendt803/
Bierendt803/
Bährendt803/
Beurendt802/
Berendtz802/
Behremdt802/
Behrendd801/
Behrndts801/
Bethrend801/
Bohrendt801/
Behrrend800/
Berndt7742,527/
Berend772,516/
Bernth77655/
Bernts77197/
Barent77119/
Behrnd7765/
Borent7724/
Berntt7713/
Byrent7711/
Birent779/
Bernte774/
Berntd773/
Verent771/
Bérent771/
Bhernt770/
Baernt770/
Bearnt770/
Berint770/
Beherends754/
Berentova751/
D'Behrend751/
Berends719,271/
Barendt71288/
Bierend71122/
Verrent7184/
Veyrent7184/
Bährend7182/
Beyrend7164/
Berencz7153/
Beriont7149/
Barenth7141/
Berrend7136/
Bearint7134/
Berndts7128/
Barient7123/
Barrent7122/
Bearnth7121/
Barentt7116/
Bearndt7110/
Baerend716/
Bierndt716/
Bharndt713/
Betrend712/
Bearntt711/
Birente711/
Berints711/
Baarent711/
Bahrend711/
Behrendová711/
Borendt711/
Berinte711/
Berrnts711/
Bihrndt711/
Vereent711/
Berndtt710/
Behrind710/
Bearntz710/
Bohrend710/
Behrnds710/
Bernd673,578/
Bornt67405/
Beerends67284/
Barnt67195/
Barrient6798/
Bherends6743/
Berntová6727/
Berntsch6714/
Bärnt677/
Berrends673/
Bayrente673/
Byrnt672/
Behremds671/
Bährends671/
Barrentt671/
Vernt670/
Behrrind670/
Bairrent670/

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