Bismarck Surname

217,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,886 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Bismarck Surname Definition:

(Ger.) from the place-name Bismark i.e. Bischofsmark-the Bishop's March or Boundary [see Bischoff, and + O.H.Ger. marka]

Bismarck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Germany2331:345,51733,688
Honduras2191:40,2581,138
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Peru641:496,62714,123
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
England261:2,143,00282,017
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Macau11:601,6301,582
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Fiji11:894,3914,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Bismarck (14,750) may also be a first name.

Bismarck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) from the place-name Bismark i.e. Bischofsmark-the Bishop's March or Boundary [see Bischoff, and + O.H.Ger. marka]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Bismarck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bismarck (Arabic: بسمارك) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bismarck? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bismarck is the 217,420th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,864,022 people. The surname Bismarck occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Bismarck reside; 38 percent reside in West Africa and 37 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 46,933rd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 14,750 people.

Bismarck is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 693 people, or 1 in 38,991. Besides Ghana this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.

Bismarck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bismarck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bismarck surname grew 636 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bismarck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bismarck surname are 18.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65% registered with the political party.

The amount Bismarck earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 125.7% more than the national average, earning S/. 43,751 per year and in United States they earn 20.41% more than the national average, earning $51,955 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bissmarck9427/
Bismark933,367/
Bismarc933/
Bissmark8832/
Besmarck881/
Bizmark8017/
Besmark805/
Vissmark758/
Bessmark754/
Bismarque714/
Bysmarque591/

Bismarck Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bismarck in the Arabic language
بسماركbsmark-

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