Biswanger Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Biswanger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biswanger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany941:856,44161,781
Austria851:100,18214,475
Canada561:657,95753,499
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Biswanger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Biswanger is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Biswanger? popularity and diffusion

The last name Biswanger is the 889,654th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Biswanger reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 856,441. In Germany Biswanger is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 68 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 17 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Besides Germany Biswanger exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 19 percent reside.

Biswanger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Biswanger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Biswanger surname rose 540 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Biswanger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Biswanger surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Biswanger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.77% more than the national average, earning $56,523 CAD per year.

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