Bechtel is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bechtel
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Worn in Alsace-Lorraine, is a derivative Becht, personal names short form starting with Becht- (root = Berht gloss), for example Bechtold.

How popular is Bechtel?

Bechtel is common in Germany.

Bechtel is ranked 37511 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Bechtel bearers increased by 1.945234 per cent in 2010 US census to 6813 since 2000, the surname slipped by 315 spots and ranked at 5137. The last name was found in around 23 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.39 96.84
Hispanic or Latino 1.92 1.41
Others 1.45 1.05
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.66 0.46
Black 0.37 0.12
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.21 0.12
Bechtel is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Germany is ahead in terms of density. Around 13137 people have been found who wears Bechtel as their family name. Bechtel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
103,759 Spain8
823,980 India6
2,672 Mozambique3
7,574 Bangladesh2
26,532 Chile2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
54,135 Philippines2
107,212 South Africa1
120,357 Argentina1
6,820 Angola1
810,193 Indonesia1
13,447 Uganda1
24,771 Colombia1
36,814 Romania1
24,176 Qatar1
20,172 Hungary1
29,046 Japan1
38,830 Morocco1
56,169 Mexico1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
83,908 England38
55,986 Australia33
52,530 Belgium22
3,830 Luxembourg20
69,202 Netherlands18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
92,589 Brazil79
18,409 Sweden51
Countries with hundreds of Bechtel:
11,492 Kenya392
10,105 Canada391
31,236 France318
9,988 Switzerland117
Countries with thousands of Bechtel:
5,138 United States7,719
2,115 Germany3,900
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Bechtel Namesakes

  • Aleksandra Bechtel, Television presenter
  • Delphine Bechtel, Author
  • Marie-Françoise Bechtel, Politician
  • Louise Seaman Bechtel, Author
  • Louise Seaman Bechtel, Author
  • Riley P. Bechtel, Businessman
  • In 2018 drama film, North Blvd, Meredith Bechtel characterized Track Teamate.

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