Bemelman Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bemelman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bemelman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1201:140,72621,487
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Bemelman Last Name Facts

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

Bemelman is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bemelman.

How Common Is The Last Name Bemelman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,343,156th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Bemelman reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 140,726. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 82 percent reside, North Holland, where 13 percent reside and Utrecht, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Bemelman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bemelman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bemelman surname grew 320 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bemelman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bemelman surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Bemelman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.96% more than the national average, earning R 432,396 per year and in United States they earn 22.88% less than the national average, earning $33,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bemelmann9460/
Boemelman940/
Beemelmann8921/
Bommelman8226/
Bommelmann7814/
Böhmelmann789/
Wemmelmann783/
Wimmelman711/
Wimmelmann6784/
Wimllman631/
Bommleman591/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bemelman
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