Bontrager Surname
Approximately 5,848 people bear this surname
Bontrager Surname User-submission:
Coming from the Old German, bonträger or bornträger, meaning 'water carrier'.
Bontrager Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,828 | 1:62,193 | 7,288 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 90 | 1:557,985 | 38,227 |
Bontrager Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Coming from the Old German, bonträger or bornträger, meaning 'water carrier'.
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Bontrager Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bontrager Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bontrager is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bontrager? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bontrager is the 82,800th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,246,160 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Bontrager live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5,828 people, or 1 in 62,193. In The United States Bontrager is most numerous in: Indiana, where 42 percent are found, Michigan, where 9 percent are found and Kansas, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States Bontrager occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Bontrager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bontrager has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bontrager surname grew 6,476 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bontrager Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Bontrager are 21.57% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 74.8% being registered with the political party.
Bontrager earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.83% more than the national average, earning $48,255 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bontranger | 95 | 10 | / |
| Bontragger | 95 | 6 | / |
| Bontreager | 95 | 2 | / |
| Bonntrager | 95 | 2 | / |
| Bontraeger | 95 | 1 | / |
| Bondtrager | 95 | 1 | / |
| Bontrage | 94 | 4 | / |
| Bontreger | 89 | 209 | / |
| Vontrager | 89 | 9 | / |
| Bomtrager | 89 | 3 | / |
| Bontroger | 89 | 2 | / |
| Bontracer | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bontrajer | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bontraget | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bontriger | 89 | 0 | / |
| Bontrigger | 84 | 1 | / |
| Bontregger | 84 | 1 | / |
| Boontriger | 84 | 0 | / |
| Beuntrager | 84 | 0 | / |
| Bantradge | 78 | 31 | / |
| Bamtrager | 78 | 2 | / |
| Bantrease | 67 | 2 | / |
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Footnotes
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