Bodenstein Surname

103,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bodenstein Surname Definition:

Town in Bavaria, Germany.

Bodenstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,8361:29,5093,787
Germany1,8161:44,3315,818
United States5531:655,44152,505
Israel1281:66,8578,331
England431:1,295,76958,667
Austria421:202,74825,305
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Bodenstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Town in Bavaria, Germany.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(from a place name) The name of several places in different areas of Germany.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Bodenstein Last Name Facts

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

Bodenstein is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bodenstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 103,243rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,599,198 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Bodenstein are found; 41 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Bodenstein is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,836 people, or 1 in 29,509. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 42 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 14 percent are found and Western Cape, where 11 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Bodenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bodenstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bodenstein surname rose 614 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bodenstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bodenstein last name are 36.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.2% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bodenstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.9% more than the national average, earning R 465,528 per year; in United States they earn 5.77% more than the national average, earning $45,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.83% more than the national average, earning $73,945 CAD per year.

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