Besenfelder Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Besenfelder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Besenfelder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1481:543,95645,184
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Besenfelder Last Name Facts

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

The surname Besenfelder is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Besenfelder? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,073,555th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 31,547,818 people. Besenfelder is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Besenfelder reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Besenfelder is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 543,956. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 91 percent live, Bavaria, where 5 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Switzerland, where 3 percent live.

Besenfelder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Besenfelder has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Besenfelder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Besenfelder last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Besenfelder earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.25% more than the national average, earning $44,550 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Besenfelder
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