Berchtold Surname

60,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Berchtold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berchtold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,9831:26,9883,560
Switzerland2,7331:3,005383
Austria1,0961:7,770976
United States9001:402,73235,193
Australia2531:106,70211,948
France1481:448,80264,499
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Canada621:594,28449,093
Argentina531:806,48053,420
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Congo51:997,81917,129
England51:11,143,612252,590
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Liechtenstein41:9,5941,348
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
China31:455,773,85521,925
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Berchtold (37) may also be a first name.

Berchtold Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berchtold occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berchtold? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 60,084th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 868,599 people. The surname Berchtold occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Berchtold reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,688,769th most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 37 people.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 2,983 people, or 1 in 26,988. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 75 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Germany Berchtold occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 33 percent reside and Austria, where 13 percent reside.

Berchtold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Berchtold has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Berchtold surname increased 1,915 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Berchtold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Berchtold are 34.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.54% registered with the political party.

The amount Berchtold earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.66% less than the national average, earning R 202,800 per year; in United States they earn 6.33% more than the national average, earning $45,879 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.44% less than the national average, earning $48,471 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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