Beman Surname
Approximately 1,583 people bear this surname
Beman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a bee-man,' a 'custos avium.' (a) Local, a corruption of Beaumont; v. Beaman. For want of proof in favour of it is manifest that (3) is the chief parent. The occurrence of Beaman in Yorkshire is strongly corroborative.
Read More About This SurnameBeman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 769 | 1:471,338 | 40,071 |
| Ivory Coast | 428 | 1:53,905 | 3,264 |
| England | 90 | 1:619,090 | 36,665 |
| Papua New Guinea | 71 | 1:114,841 | 15,585 |
| Indonesia | 53 | 1:2,495,268 | 147,726 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 130 | 1:187,503 | 15,253 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 474 | 1:105,947 | 10,641 |
The alternate forms: Bêman (1) are calculated separately.
Beman (1,369) may also be a first name.
Beman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a bee-man,' a 'custos avium.' (a) Local, a corruption of Beaumont; v. Beaman. For want of proof in favour of it is manifest that (3) is the chief parent. The occurrence of Beaman in Yorkshire is strongly corroborative.
Johannes Beman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Alicia Beman, 1379: ibid.
1674. Baptised — John, son of Richard Bemon: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1793. Married — Thomas Ellsey and Amelia Beman: St. George, Hanover Square.
= Beaman, q.v.
(English) Bee-Keeper, [Old English beó + mann]
(English) One who kept bees.
Beman Demographics
Average Beman Salary in
United States
$49,180 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Beman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Beman (Hindi: बेमन, Marathi: बेमान, Oriya: େବମାନ, Russian: Беман, Tibetan: བི་མན་) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Bêman. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Beman? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 250,527th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,603,630 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Beman live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 211,720th most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 1,369 people.
The surname Beman is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 769 people, or 1 in 471,338. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 11 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Beman exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 27 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.
Beman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Beman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 162 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 31 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Beman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Beman surname are 8.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.49% registered with the party.
The amount Beman earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.98% more than the national average, earning $49,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.52% less than the national average, earning $45,945 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Beman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Beman in the Tibetan language | ||
| བི་མན་ | bimen | - |
| Beman in the Hindi language | ||
| बेमन | bemana | 83.33 |
| बेमान | bemana | 16.67 |
| Beman in the Marathi language | ||
| बेमान | bemana | 71.43 |
| बेमानी | bemani | 14.29 |
| बेमन | bemana | 14.29 |
| Beman in the Oriya language | ||
| େବମାନ | ebamana | 50 |
| େମହନ | emahana | 25 |
| େବମନ | ebamana | 25 |
| Beman in the Russian language | ||
| Беман | beman | - |
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Beman Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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