Bierter Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Bierter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bierter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bierter Last Name Facts

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

Bierter is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Bierter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bierter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Bierter occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Bierter live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 821,292. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 100 percent live. Excluding Switzerland Bierter is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bierther9393/
Berter92165/
Birter922/
Berther86815/
Bertere862/
Bertger862/
Boerter861/
Bertear861/
Betrter861/
Hberter861/
Vierter861/
Buerter860/
Berterre8050/
Berthere802/
Berthert801/
Berthear800/
Baertter800/
Bertherd800/
Bherther800/
Bertre77350/
Verter77176/
Bierti77118/
Vierte7724/
Bärter776/
Burter775/
Bierta771/
Bjerte771/
Virter771/
Bahgerter751/
Birthre7118/
Verther713/
Bertoir711/
Burtter710/
Byertyre671/
Berthire671/

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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 Bierter
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