Bekendorf Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bekendorf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekendorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Bekendorf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bekendorf (Russian: Бекендорф) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekendorf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bekendorf is the 2,876,555th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Bekendorf is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Bekendorf reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 2,175,823. In Germany it is primarily found in: Hamburg, where 30 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 30 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Bekendorf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bekendorf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bekendorf last name fell 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bekendorf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bekendorf in the Russian language
Бекендорфbekendorf-

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