Besthorn Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Besthorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Besthorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
United States411:8,840,462379,649
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Besthorn Last Name Facts

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

Besthorn is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Besthorn? popularity and diffusion

Besthorn is the 1,795,579th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname Besthorn is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Besthorn reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Besthorn is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 1,277,864. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 24 percent reside, Hamburg, where 22 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Besthorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Besthorn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Besthorn last name increased 586 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Besthorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Besthorn surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Besthorn earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.42% more than the national average, earning $53,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Besthorne9411/
Bethorn930/
Beithorn880/
Westhorn880/
Beethorn880/
Westhorne820/
Betorin80195/
Bithorn8065/
Betoren807/
Bestern804/
Westorn803/
Bestarn801/
Bastorn801/
Bostorn800/
Beatorn800/
Betourne75828/
Bistorin7571/
Bastorin7571/
Betorina7515/
Beatoren7512/
Beatorin751/
Besterin751/
Bostorin751/
Beusterien6772/
Bitoren6748/
Vetorin6717/
Bitorin679/
Bostern674/
Behthareen671/
Buitorn671/

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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 Besthorn
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