Bertelsmann Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bertelsmann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bertelsmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2921:275,70429,076
United States241:15,102,456529,929
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Bertelsmann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bertelsmann is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bertelsmann.

How Common Is The Last Name Bertelsmann? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 769,129th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 19,696,070 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Bertelsmann are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Bertelsmann is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 275,704. In Germany Bertelsmann is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 62 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Bertelsmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bertelsmann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bertelsmann surname increased 126 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bertelsmann Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bertelsmann earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 56.81% less than the national average, earning R 102,624 per year and in United States they earn 53.57% less than the national average, earning $20,036 USD per year.

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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 Bertelsmann
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