Bærentsen Surname
Approximately 624 people bear this surname
Bærentsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 539 | 1:10,473 | 988 |
| Faroe Islands | 80 | 1:612 | 86 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
The alternate forms: Brentsen (4) are calculated separately.
Bærentsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bærentsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bærentsen is found in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Brentsen. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bærentsen? popularity and diffusion
Bærentsen is the 521,266th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 11,678,759 people. Bærentsen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bærentsen are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This last name is most frequent in Denmark, where it is borne by 539 people, or 1 in 10,473. In Denmark it is most prevalent in: Central Denmark Region, where 32 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 24 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 22 percent reside. Barring Denmark this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The Faroe Islands, where 13 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brentsen | 98 | 4 | / |
| Bærendtsen | 95 | 44 | / |
| Bærntsen | 94 | 9 | / |
| Bærentzen | 89 | 371 | / |
| Bærnthsen | 89 | 60 | / |
| Bærendsen | 89 | 59 | / |
| Brentssen | 89 | 2 | / |
| Brentson | 82 | 132 | / |
| Brentzen | 82 | 9 | / |
| Brentsan | 82 | 6 | / |
| Brendsen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Brentsin | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bryntsen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Brenttson | 78 | 1 | / |
| Brenzen | 75 | 12 | / |
| Brencsán | 71 | 14 | / |
| Brendson | 71 | 4 | / |
| Brintson | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bryntson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brendsan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beherendsen | 70 | 2 | / |
| Brencienė | 67 | 7 | / |
| Brencheen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brendsson | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bærentsen
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