Page "German name" Paragraph 25

The Nachname is put after the Vorname.

In the rural use of several regions where heavy dialect is spoken ( i. e. Bavaria, Saxony, the Palatinate or the Saarland ), the order is reversed, e. g. " der Mühlbach Klaus " instead of " Klaus Mühlbach ".

The definite article is always added in this style of naming.

Especially in these regions, it is also the usual administrative way, but with a comma ; the said person would appear in documents as " Mühlbach, Klaus " or even, with a title or profession " Mühlbach, Klaus, Dr ./ OLt / Bäcker ".