Bestbier Surname

542,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bestbier Surname Definition:

Derived from an innkeeper’s nickname.

Bestbier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5761:94,05911,495
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Bestbier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Derived from an innkeeper’s nickname.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Bestbier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bestbier occurs most in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bestbier click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bestbier? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 542,091st most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,310,044 people. The surname Bestbier occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Bestbier are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 576 people, or 1 in 94,059. In South Africa Bestbier is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 58 percent are found, Gauteng, where 16 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Bestbier Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bestbier earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 26.2% more than the national average, earning R 299,892 per year and in Canada they earn 64.67% more than the national average, earning $81,814 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Betbie861/
Vestbie8014/
Bestver801/
Beytebiere7829/
Bytebier75325/
Byttebier71607/
Bijtebier7176/
Bijttebier6794/
Vestbye6711/
Betbiji671/
Baitebie631/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bestbier
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