Been Surname
Approximately 8,795 people bear this surname
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).
Read More About This SurnameBeen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1,919 | 1:8,800 | 1,116 |
| United States | 1,905 | 1:190,267 | 18,864 |
| India | 1,583 | 1:484,564 | 24,595 |
| Bangladesh | 1,172 | 1:135,970 | 5,321 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 483 | 1:71 | 11 |
| Kiribati | 471 | 1:241 | 28 |
| Pakistan | 238 | 1:750,605 | 10,974 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Denmark | 89 | 1:63,424 | 6,389 |
| Canada | 82 | 1:449,336 | 38,948 |
| Bahamas | 71 | 1:5,518 | 539 |
| France | 69 | 1:962,648 | 108,938 |
| Norway | 63 | 1:81,624 | 11,355 |
| Indonesia | 62 | 1:2,133,052 | 131,589 |
| Malaysia | 61 | 1:483,512 | 24,345 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| Iran | 40 | 1:1,919,563 | 69,574 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Jamaica | 25 | 1:114,798 | 4,448 |
| Benin | 22 | 1:469,800 | 32,108 |
| Liberia | 20 | 1:220,427 | 14,169 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 69 | 1:353,266 | 22,372 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 413 | 1:121,595 | 11,832 |
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).
A variant of Ben, q.v.
(English) Descendant of Been or Ben, pet forms of Benjamin (son of my right hand).
User-submitted Reference
Presumed to be of Russian, Ukrainian, or Polish origin.
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Average Male Been Height
175.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Been Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Been Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Been (Hindi: बीन) occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Been? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 57,563rd most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 828,601 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 37 percent of Been reside; 35 percent reside in South Asia and 22 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Been is also the 295,787th most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 770 people.
This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,919 people, or 1 in 8,800. In The Netherlands Been is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 25 percent reside, North Holland, where 24 percent reside and Drenthe, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands it occurs in 69 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and India, where 18 percent reside.
Been Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Been has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 461 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 39 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Been Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Been last name are 17.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.72% being registered with the political 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
Been Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Been in the Hindi language | ||
| बीन | bina | 81.82 |
| बेेन | beena | 13.64 |
| बेन | bena | 4.55 |
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Been Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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