Behring Surname
Approximately 2,385 people bear this surname
Behring Surname Definition:
(German) Bear’s Son [from O.H.Ger. bero, a bear + the 'son’ suff. -ing]
Behring Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,364 | 1:59,022 | 7,625 |
| United States | 659 | 1:550,014 | 45,482 |
| Brazil | 88 | 1:2,432,663 | 74,473 |
| India | 55 | 1:13,946,643 | 236,652 |
| Sweden | 49 | 1:200,954 | 13,911 |
| Poland | 27 | 1:1,407,731 | 83,680 |
| Israel | 23 | 1:372,071 | 30,321 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| Hungary | 19 | 1:516,646 | 32,401 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 174 | 1:288,613 | 23,092 |
Behring (39) may also be a first name.
Behring Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Bear’s Son [from O.H.Ger. bero, a bear + the 'son’ suff. -ing]
“Son of the Bear” (animal sacred to Old Norse god Thor).
Behring Demographics
Average Behring Salary in
United States
$50,742 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Behring Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behring Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Behring occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Behring? popularity and diffusion
The surname Behring is the 178,955th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,055,575 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Behring live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 39 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,364 people, or 1 in 59,022. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent live. Besides Germany Behring occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.
Behring Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Behring has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Behring surname increased 379 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Behring Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Behring last name are 23.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.24% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Behring earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 20.63% more than the national average, earning 417,492 kr per year; in United States they earn 17.6% more than the national average, earning $50,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.26% more than the national average, earning $52,297 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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