Benson Forename
3,301st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 317,452 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya
Benson Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 100% | 103,811 | 1:446 | 81 |
| Uganda | 99% | 39,793 | 1:1,029 | 181 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 38,804 | 1:4,576 | 768 |
| Zambia | - | 34,916 | 1:454 | 93 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 26,914 | 1:1,961 | 391 |
| Malawi | 100% | 19,100 | 1:896 | 195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99% | 6,591 | 1:1,237 | 141 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 5,985 | 1:2,577 | 465 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 5,797 | 1:1,993 | 349 |
| United States | 100% | 5,586 | 1:64,901 | 3,342 |
| Ghana | 100% | 4,326 | 1:6,238 | 726 |
| Philippines | 100% | 4,307 | 1:24,613 | 2,370 |
| Sudan | 100% | 4,165 | 1:9,077 | 1,203 |
| South Africa | 99% | 2,046 | 1:26,653 | 3,349 |
| Haiti | 100% | 2,028 | 1:5,289 | 727 |
| Rwanda | - | 1,934 | 1:5,880 | 1,009 |
| India | 100% | 1,641 | 1:740,328 | 53,110 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 848 | 1:25,484 | 2,093 |
| Liberia | 99% | 779 | 1:5,664 | 661 |
| Canada | 100% | 765 | 1:43,312 | 3,005 |
| Namibia | - | 705 | 1:3,410 | 566 |
| Indonesia | - | 643 | 1:401,188 | 32,253 |
| DR Congo | 99% | 623 | 1:118,503 | 6,025 |
| England | 100% | 563 | 1:98,762 | 3,778 |
| China | - | 551 | 1:2,479,230 | 46,142 |
| Botswana | 100% | 491 | 1:4,449 | 748 |
| Malaysia | 99% | 429 | 1:70,979 | 5,409 |
| Togo | - | 330 | 1:21,937 | 3,753 |
| Singapore | 100% | 274 | 1:22,945 | 4,231 |
| Hong Kong | - | 269 | 1:28,821 | 2,357 |
| Swaziland | - | 231 | 1:5,628 | 945 |
| Australia | - | 228 | 1:59,902 | 2,649 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 189 | 1:3,074 | 455 |
| Poland | - | 188 | 1:202,272 | 3,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 176 | 1:40,636 | 3,789 |
| Ivory Coast | 92% | 126 | 1:183,142 | 9,324 |
| Kuwait | - | 114 | 1:33,204 | 3,097 |
| Bahrain | - | 89 | 1:15,154 | 2,209 |
| Qatar | 100% | 84 | 1:28,210 | 3,941 |
| Brazil | 100% | 80 | 1:2,677,952 | 51,413 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 48 | 1:495,202 | 27,983 |
| New Zealand | - | 47 | 1:96,512 | 4,191 |
| Guyana | 100% | 45 | 1:16,961 | 2,209 |
| Chile | 51% | 41 | 1:429,444 | 5,557 |
| Jamaica | - | 38 | 1:75,874 | 3,639 |
| Micronesia | - | 35 | 1:3,043 | 394 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 35 | 1:38,898 | 3,786 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 34 | 1:888,291 | 19,863 |
| Thailand | 100% | 30 | 1:2,335,527 | 60,765 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 27 | 1:4,133 | 749 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 25 | 1:417,251 | 13,014 |
| Honduras | 100% | 22 | 1:400,794 | 6,774 |
| Iraq | 100% | 19 | 1:1,843,045 | 11,423 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 19 | 1:5,776 | 921 |
| Iceland | - | 18 | 1:20,334 | 1,387 |
| Germany | 99% | 17 | 1:5,686,934 | 22,131 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 17 | 1:3,014 | 445 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 17 | 1:994,240 | 17,340 |
| Turkey | 71% | 17 | 1:4,576,571 | 21,604 |
| Peru | 100% | 15 | 1:2,119,430 | 21,304 |
| Scotland | 100% | 15 | 1:356,691 | 5,068 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 14 | 1:2,232 | 502 |
| Colombia | - | 14 | 1:3,412,780 | 22,545 |
| Guam | - | 14 | 1:11,475 | 1,503 |
| Israel | 100% | 14 | 1:600,208 | 10,774 |
| Denmark | - | 11 | 1:513,591 | 7,934 |
| Oman | - | 10 | 1:410,867 | 4,770 |
| South Korea | - | 10 | 1:554,442 | 13,303 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 9 | 1:11,044 | 1,733 |
| Grenada | 100% | 9 | 1:12,014 | 1,427 |
| Russia | 100% | 9 | 1:16,025,967 | 51,277 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 9 | 1:19,757 | 2,072 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 9 | 1:787,629 | 675 |
| Sweden | 100% | 9 | 1:1,095,323 | 21,139 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 8 | 1:4,077,940 | 25,891 |
| Congo | - | 8 | 1:626,151 | 12,913 |
| Japan | - | 8 | 1:15,998,257 | 41,670 |
| Macau | - | 8 | 1:76,026 | 700 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 8 | 1:4,338 | 950 |
| Belize | 100% | 7 | 1:50,616 | 3,777 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 7 | 1:27,765,383 | 122,080 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 7 | 1:7,837 | 1,103 |
| Wales | 86% | 7 | 1:442,044 | 5,971 |
| Bahamas | - | 6 | 1:66,562 | 1,346 |
| Ukraine | 75% | 6 | 1:7,583,318 | 11,559 |
| France | 100% | 5 | 1:13,294,068 | 36,843 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 5 | 1:3,221,686 | 6,935 |
| Kosovo | - | 5 | 1:372,288 | 10,773 |
| Norway | 100% | 5 | 1:1,026,466 | 14,100 |
| Austria | 100% | 4 | 1:2,128,550 | 10,134 |
| Cambodia | 75% | 4 | 1:4,068,332 | 35,322 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Mali | - | 4 | 1:4,244,439 | 5,329 |
| Mexico | 100% | 4 | 1:31,036,107 | 61,748 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 4 | 1:2,053,374 | 18,217 |
| Vanuatu | - | 4 | 1:65,448 | 976 |
| Ireland | 100% | 3 | 1:1,547,840 | 7,573 |
| Albania | 100% | 3 | 1:1,015,523 | 26,928 |
| Ecuador | - | 3 | 1:5,908,973 | 18,111 |
| Guinea | - | 3 | 1:3,952,882 | 6,312 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 3 | 1:2,006,112 | 19,543 |
| Panama | - | 3 | 1:1,302,186 | 25,104 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:921,573 | 3,058 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 2 | 1:30,650 | 1,815 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Dominica | - | 2 | 1:37,736 | 863 |
| Greece | 100% | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| Italy | 99% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Mauritius | - | 2 | 1:648,892 | 8,630 |
| Senegal | 100% | 2 | 1:7,290,678 | 24,413 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Cape Verde | - | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Djibouti | - | 1 | 1:915,664 | 2,132 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 1 | 1:3,142 | 392 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Jordan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Montserrat | - | 1 | 1:4,876 | 752 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Palau | - | 1 | 1:21,711 | 239 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
Benson (248,352) may also be a surname.
Benson Forename Popularity
Benson Demographics
Average Benson Salary in
United States
$46,863 USD
Per year
Rank:
161,265 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00152752
Rank: 3,263 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
107.66%
Sample size: 2,687 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
Benson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benson in the Russian language | ||
| Бенсон | benson | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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