Bestgen Surname

481,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Bestgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bestgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3991:908,41868,362
Germany1491:540,30544,986
Luxembourg491:11,8482,062
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Costa Rica281:170,7172,334
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Macau11:601,6301,582
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Bestgen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bestgen is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bestgen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bestgen is the 481,560th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,531,136 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Bestgen live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Bestgen is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 399 people, or 1 in 908,418. In The United States Bestgen is most frequent in: Missouri, where 43 percent live, Minnesota, where 14 percent live and South Dakota, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent live and Luxembourg, where 7 percent live.

Bestgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bestgen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bestgen surname grew 2,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bestgen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bestgen surname are 15.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.29% being registered with the political party.

Bestgen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.62% less than the national average, earning $40,294 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Betgen9281/
Bastgen86221/
Bestene86152/
Beutgen86115/
Betzgen86113/
Betguen8650/
Bestien8640/
Bettgen8632/
Westgen866/
Bestein862/
Betgeen861/
Bostgen860/
Bestyen860/
Betstein804/
Beistein801/
Bestjean801/
Westgeen801/
Biestein801/
Bedstein801/
Betzen77601/
Bitgen77510/
Betsen77219/
Betgem7729/
Bedsen771/
Beşgen771/
Betjen771/
Bedgen771/
Bettstein7516/
Biesztein751/
Beestiein751/
Beitstein750/
Bistene71143/
Betzien71110/
Bestine7156/
Bätzgen7151/
Beedgen7151/
Beitzen7149/
Betzuen7130/
Bittgen7122/
Bettzen7117/
Beudgen7115/
Bitguen7113/
Bättgen7113/
Beetzen7110/
Betjent717/
Bistean715/
Bystein715/
Beatsen711/
Beutzen711/
Bettsen711/
Beidgen711/
Bestain711/
Betseen711/
Betging711/
Westhen711/
Boystgn710/
Bethjen710/
Bezen67790/
Boistean67312/
Beshteynova6760/
Beistain6722/
Beshteinova673/
Bechtein672/
Besttine671/
Betzn671/
Bixstein671/
Beastitn671/
Beistine671/
Boystein671/
Bestuhyn671/
Weisegen670/
Besthine670/
Bedingen670/

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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 Bestgen
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