de Beer Surname

10,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,092 people bear this surname

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

de Beer Surname Definition:

“The Bear” - Often used as an inn sign or house sign in Germany and Holland.

de Beer Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa40,2181:1,347148
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
Netherlands4,8201:3,504314
Belgium7361:15,6202,388
Australia6311:42,7825,439
England4001:139,29513,567
New Zealand2381:19,0273,347
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
France1371:484,83768,361
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Thailand1071:660,171110,844
Swaziland1011:12,853583
Canada961:383,80834,152
Ireland411:114,8525,857
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Namibia291:83,0837,912
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Zambia111:1,440,90231,383
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Wales81:386,81619,671
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
China51:273,464,31313,838
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Show All Nations
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

de Beer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“The Bear” - Often used as an inn sign or house sign in Germany and Holland.

— South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Dutch/Flemish), the Bear or Boar. Beerenburg and Beeresteyn, Bears' or Boars' castle. Beerekamp, Bear or Boar field.

— Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon
DNA test information
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de Beer Demographics

Average Male de Beer Height

177.32 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 167 (2014)

Average Female de Beer Height

163 cm

Average female height (US):
161.5 cm
Sample size: 26 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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de Beer Last Name Facts

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

de Beer occurs most in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Beer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,579th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 137,263 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of de Beer reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 76 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 40,218 people, or 1 in 1,347. In South Africa de Beer is most common in: Gauteng, where 37 percent reside, North West, where 12 percent reside and Western Cape, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in 74 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 9 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 9 percent reside.

de Beer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of de Beer has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the de Beer surname expanded 3,333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 514 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Beer Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Beer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.6% more than the national average, earning R 429,168 per year; in United States they earn 54.7% more than the national average, earning $66,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.26% more than the national average, earning $59,254 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Beyer93264/
de Beere9317/
de Beier932/
der Beer931/
de Bee9213/
de Ber925/
de Boer8650,005/
de Veer861,672/
de Beir86549/
de Baer86123/
de Weer86106/
de Beet8679/
de Bert8679/
de Bear8673/
de Behr8644/
De-Beer8625/
de Bees8619/
de Bier8610/
de Bere866/
de Buer861/
de Beur861/
de Berr861/
der Bee861/
de Be833/
de Weerd804,234/
de Weert801,406/
de Bejar8095/
de Boyer8062/
de Buyer8060/
de Berdt8048/
de Boerr805/
de Bauer804/
de Veere803/
de Bower803/
de Bayer803/
der Weer803/
der Veer802/
de Behar802/
de Bouer801/
de Bijer801/
de Beirt801/
de Bierr801/
de Boier800/
de Bie777,850/
de Bei77706/
de Bes77184/
de Bey7732/
de Bea7713/
de Ver778/
de Vee775/
de Bir774/
de Bej774/
de Wer773/
de Beu772/
de Bez772/
de Weerth759/
de Bauwer752/
der Veere751/
de Best711,442/
de Vere71758/
di Bert71588/
de Werd71467/
De-Veer71416/
de Beys71354/
de Wert71304/
de Boey71241/
de Beij7194/
De-Boer7125/
de Bije7119/
de Vert7114/
De-Bear719/
de Bess716/
de Beas716/
de Vier714/
de Wier712/
de Bour712/
de Bezz712/
de Vear711/
de Vehr711/
de Bett711/
de Betz711/
de Beth711/
de Beis711/
de Bire711/
di Bere711/
de Weir711/
di Bier711/
de Besh711/
de Bior711/
da Boer711/
de Baur710/
de Werdt67245/
de Weirt67119/
de Weird6756/
de By6736/
de Boeij6733/
de Werth6730/
de Besch6720/
de Voyer679/
de Bayar678/
de Veire676/
de Verre675/
de Beijs675/
de Ve674/
de Ba672/
de Buire672/
de Béjar672/
de Vejar671/
de Bedts671/
de Boire671/
de Boyre671/
de Beats671/
des Wert671/
De-Be671/
di Be671/
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