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 most common in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Behrent? popularity and diffusion

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

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 1,427,004. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Washington, where 13 percent reside, New York, where 13 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 12 percent reside. Excluding The United States Behrent occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Behrent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Behrent has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Behrent surname increased 4,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Behrent Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Behrent are 15.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.75% being registered to vote for 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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