Boentgen Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Boentgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boentgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Boentgen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boentgen occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Boentgen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boentgen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,979,664th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Boentgen is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Boentgen live; 53 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 36 percent reside, Florida, where 23 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 14 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 40 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Boentgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Boentgen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boentgen surname rose 440 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Boentgen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Boentgen last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Boentgen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.77% more than the national average, earning $46,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bentgen9335/
Boengen930/
Buentgen8826/
Boendgen8812/
Boentzen880/
Böntgen8087/
Bemtgen8086/
Büntgen8067/
Bendgen8053/
Buntgen8028/
Ventgen8019/
Boemgen800/
Buendgen7531/
Boenchen7512/
Beintein752/
Beantean751/
Bountheun711/
Boeschentien701/
Bündgen67434/
Böndgen6765/
Bindgen6723/
Bundgen678/
Beisentein671/

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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 Boentgen
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