Becknell Surname

261,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Becknell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Becknell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4921:242,93523,178
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2191:229,30919,344

Becknell Last Name Facts

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

Becknell is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Becknell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 261,614th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,858,364 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Becknell reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Becknell is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,492 people, or 1 in 242,935. In The United States Becknell is most frequent in: Kentucky, where 17 percent are found, Ohio, where 13 percent are found and South Carolina, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 0 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Becknell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Becknell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 681 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Becknell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Becknell last name are 26.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.23% registered to vote for the political party.

Becknell earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.23% more than the national average, earning $45,836 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beckknell941/
Becknel93158/
Becnell933/
Beknell931/
Bicknell889,599/
Backnell884/
Bäcknell883/
Beeknell880/
Bocknell880/
Becknill880/
Becnel862,511/
Beknel8610/
Bickneell821/
Bicknel8016/
Bacnell801/
Besknel800/
Becknil800/
Bicnell800/
Vicknell754/
Bickenll750/
Bicnnell750/
Bioknell750/
Bicknelt750/
Bicknill750/
Baknel712/
Bicnel710/
Bicnill671/
Bhoknl572/

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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 Becknell
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