Bemtgen Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Luxembourg
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Bemtgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bemtgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Luxembourg821:7,0801,082
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Bemtgen Last Name Facts

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

Bemtgen is borne by more people in Luxembourg than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bemtgen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,020,555th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bemtgen are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Bemtgen is most frequently used in Luxembourg, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 7,080. In Luxembourg Bemtgen is primarily concentrated in: Esch-sur-Alzette Canton, where 90 percent live, Echternach Canton, where 2 percent live and Luxembourg Canton, where 2 percent live. Excluding Luxembourg Bemtgen occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 2 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bemgen921/
Bentgen8635/
Boentgen8043/
Buentgen8026/
Bemsen7725/
Bentsen714,840/
Bentzen714,081/
Bentjen71118/
Böntgen7187/
Büntgen7167/
Bendgen7153/
Ventgen7119/
Beemsen7118/
Bemshen711/
Behmsen711/
Bendtsen673,820/
Bentzien67344/
Bendtzen67142/
Buendgen6731/
Benthsen6715/
Boendgen6712/
Bheemsen6711/
Benntzen672/
Benntsen670/

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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 Bemtgen
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