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

Boentgen occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boentgen? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 36 percent live, Florida, where 23 percent live and Massachusetts, where 14 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 40 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Boentgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Boentgen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boentgen last name expanded 440 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Boentgen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Boentgen last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% 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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