Been Surname

57,563rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Been Surname Definition:

Harrison says: (1) diminutive of Benedict, or (2) diminutive of Benjamin; and Bardsley says diminutive of Benedict. Margerie Been, sister of James Been, held a tenement in Edinburgh, 1336 (Bain, III, p. 346). Thomas Been at the Mill of Bornbie, 1722 (Kirkcudbright).

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Been Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,9191:8,8001,116
United States1,9051:190,26718,864
India1,5831:484,56424,595
Bangladesh1,1721:135,9705,321
Turks and Caicos Islands4831:7111
Kiribati4711:24128
Pakistan2381:750,60510,974
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Denmark891:63,4246,389
Canada821:449,33638,948
Bahamas711:5,518539
France691:962,648108,938
Norway631:81,62411,355
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Malaysia611:483,51224,345
England421:1,326,62059,571
Iran401:1,919,56369,574
Australia281:964,13257,058
Jamaica251:114,7984,448
Benin221:469,80032,108
Liberia201:220,42714,169
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Singapore131:423,66918,211
China111:124,301,9616,553
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Israel91:950,84857,975
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominica11:75,891912
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Guam11:160,1214,893
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4131:121,59511,832

Been (770) may also be a first name.

Been Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Harrison says: (1) diminutive of Benedict, or (2) diminutive of Benjamin; and Bardsley says diminutive of Benedict. Margerie Been, sister of James Been, held a tenement in Edinburgh, 1336 (Bain, III, p. 346). Thomas Been at the Mill of Bornbie, 1722 (Kirkcudbright).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A variant of Ben, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Been or Ben, pet forms of Benjamin (son of my right hand).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Presumed to be of Russian, Ukrainian, or Polish origin.

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Been Last Name Facts

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

Been (Hindi: बीन) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Been? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 57,563rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 828,601 people. Been occurs predominantly in Asia, where 37 percent of Been are found; 35 percent are found in South Asia and 22 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Been is also the 295,787th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 770 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,919 people, or 1 in 8,800. In The Netherlands Been is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 25 percent reside, North Holland, where 24 percent reside and Drenthe, where 12 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands Been is found in 69 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and India, where 18 percent reside.

Been Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Been has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Been surname increased 461 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 39 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Been Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Been last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Been surname are 17.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.72% registered with the party.

The amount Been earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.41% less than the national average, earning 323,883 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.7% less than the national average, earning R 155,172 per year; in United States they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning $43,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.11% more than the national average, earning $51,230 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beyen894,294/
Beğen891,733/
Beehn89239/
Bejen89143/
Beien8995/
Beenk8947/
Bheen8946/
Beean8932/
Hbeen8929/
Beeng8922/
Beend899/
Beemn894/
Beesn891/
Beuen891/
Beent891/
Beenh891/
Beenn890/
Ben86194,297/
Beyene80249,456/
Beysen802,219/
Beusen80540/
Baween80503/
Beuten80345/
Beejan80319/
Beisen80277/
Beejin80248/
Beiten80207/
Beaten8066/
Beenck8039/
Beiene8038/
Beeyen8030/
Beyten8016/
Beyeng8015/
Bheean8015/
Boween8011/
Behean8010/
Beggen808/
Bayeen807/
Beyeen807/
Boyeen805/
Beeyan805/
Boeien805/
Beuhen804/
Bijeen803/
Beasen801/
Bheend801/
Bheyen801/
Biejen801/
Behenk801/
Beeyne801/
Beyemn801/
Beyent801/
Bieyen801/
Bajeen801/
Beeant801/
Beenkk801/
Beeoun801/
Behend801/
Beihen801/
Bheemn801/
Bhehen800/
Beyend800/
Bean7567,635/
Bien7536,910/
Bent7523,898/
Benn7519,272/
Beng7515,026/
Veen758,927/
Buen757,857/
Behn756,502/
Boen755,810/
Bein755,069/
Beem753,305/
Bend752,150/
Beun751,903/
Baen751,018/
Beyn75846/
Bøen75519/
Byen75464/
Ween75448/
Bhen75357/
Benő75261/
Hben7525/
Åben757/
Besn754/
Bejn754/
Beïn754/
Bemn753/
Benq751/
Beàn751/
Beán751/
B'En751/
Behenck73926/
Beateen73390/
Beachen73148/
Beyssen7376/
Bhaween7331/
Beyenne7322/
Beussen7310/
Beheten7310/
Beijsen737/
Bheeyan735/
Baiseen733/
Beichen732/
Beateng732/
Beissen732/
Bejenne732/
Boieene732/
Boyseen732/
Beasent731/
Beatten731/
Boyeene731/
Boyteen731/
Beeyong731/
Bheejan731/
Beaujen731/
Beutten731/
Beyenhe731/
Bhuyeen731/
Beauyen731/
Baaween731/
Beeyene731/
Beesngh731/
Baujeen731/
Boujeen731/
Beuchen730/
Beidten730/
Boehien730/
Bejenck730/
Bowen67163,119/
Bayen6741,566/
Beyan6721,733/
Bejan6716,879/
Behan6716,784/
Beane6711,875/
Biyen676,192/
Benne673,701/
Beine673,535/
Beyne673,267/
Bendt672,038/
Bijen671,846/
Biehn671,689/
Bn671,572/
Boyen671,378/
Bhend671,178/
Bheem671,135/
Bajen67823/
Beunk67795/
Baien67602/
Behnk67580/
Beune67567/
Bojen67514/
Beahn67512/
Beyon67492/
Vejen67403/
Beyem67375/
Weenk67339/
Beian67319/
Bejin67301/
Bejem67271/
Bhaen67245/
Bauen67205/
Veien67188/
Beyin67179/
Boehn67174/
Behyn67145/
Bejon67143/
Behán67141/
Beang67135/
Buehn67130/
Bentt6791/
Bouen6791/
Buyen6785/
Bujen6784/
Bawen6780/
Being6773/
Beant6761/
Beľan6760/
Bhuen6749/
Bäjen6748/
Bienn6747/
Beint6742/
Behengue6742/
Beung6737/
Bendő6737/
Boien6736/
Beihn6735/
Beemt6734/
Bengő6733/
Beijn6731/
Beand6725/
Bheng6725/
Bhenn6722/
Bøeng6721/
Veyen6720/
Ben H6720/
Bennő6718/
Bienh6717/
Åboen6717/
Bentø6717/
Bhoen6714/
Veend6711/
Beyun6711/
Beemd6711/
Baehn6710/
Benkø6710/
Beeam679/
Bøien679/
Veean678/
Hween677/
Beinn676/
Beann675/
Beind675/
Benzz675/
Beiun675/
Beuan674/
Beion674/
Bengh674/
Bengg674/
Buien673/
Benng673/
Bennd673/
Beisn673/
Geewn673/
Bennt672/
Bhien672/
Bhent672/
Beink672/
Byien672/
Bendh672/
Bhean672/
Beanh672/
Ben S672/
Beĺan672/
Bejengne672/
Beatn672/
Beicheng672/
Biean671/
Bhein671/
Byenn671/
Beimn671/
Beitn671/
Beamn671/
Besng671/
Beynh671/
Baenn671/
Beynn671/
Behnn671/
Bendd671/
Åbuen671/
Beiem671/
Bejyn671/
Beján671/
Bennk671/
Beđan671/
Beyengue671/
Be'an671/
Ben-H671/
Bhyen671/
Benqu671/
Weehn671/
Veemn671/
Boucheen671/
Hbeesngh671/
Beischen670/
Besnt670/
Beunt670/
Benjs670/
Beuhn670/
Beuyn670/
Hbean670/
Boenn670/
Beund670/
Beacheng670/

Been Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Been in the Hindi language
बीनbina81.82
बेेनbeena13.64
बेनbena4.55

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Been
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