Behnen Surname

279,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Behnen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behnen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6301:127,78615,588
United States5891:615,38049,848
Brazil1521:1,408,38447,527
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Behnen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Behnen has its highest incidence in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Behnen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Behnen is the 279,018th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,257,970 people. The surname Behnen occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Behnen are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 630 people, or 1 in 127,786. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 73 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live and Bavaria, where 0 percent live. Other than Germany it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.

Behnen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Behnen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Behnen last name grew 1,437 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Behnen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Behnen surname are 7.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.63% registered to vote for the party.

Behnen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.63% more than the national average, earning $49,461 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boehnen92203/
Behnenn925/
Beehnen921/
Benen91296/
Bohnen833,516/
Beenen832,032/
Beunen83494/
Benien83449/
Baenen83425/
Bienen83282/
Beneng83281/
Beynen83187/
Bahnen83133/
Böhnen8357/
Benend8321/
Behnem8320/
Benuen8316/
Benent8311/
Beanen8311/
Boenen839/
Benoen837/
Beneen834/
Beinen834/
Behnin833/
Bihnen833/
Benaen832/
Begnen831/
Bohnenn77131/
Beijnen77131/
Behynyn7726/
Benentt7716/
Bhaneen774/
Bhainen774/
Bhaenen773/
Benienė773/
Beinene772/
Benenck772/
Behneem771/
Beignen771/
Beğenen771/
Bahneen771/
Beineen771/
Besnent770/
Bahanen770/
Bettnen770/
Benendt770/
Benin737,600/
Binen732,430/
Banen731,210/
Bonen73679/
Bynen7352/
Venen7351/
Benem7338/
Benyn7324/
Bönen7319/
Benön733/
Benhn731/
Benengue7154/
Behynyna7122/
Benenova717/
Beinienė711/
Benengne711/
D'Bohnen711/
Bahannen711/
Bening673,265/
Benyon671,252/
Benina67787/
Bijnen67765/
Benion67710/
Bengin67524/
Bonnen67514/
Bannen67411/
Banoen67348/
Benink67184/
Bineng67141/
Bahnin67139/
Bahnhn67115/
Bonoen6784/
Baneen6780/
Baanen6771/
Banien6742/
Banđen6734/
Beinin6730/
Veenen6725/
Benyna6722/
Bainen6721/
Begnin6715/
Beynin679/
Bonuen677/
Bhenym676/
Bonien676/
Bohnyn675/
Bineen673/
Binend673/
Baynen672/
Bohnin672/
Binent672/
Binenc672/
Beenem671/
Beenin671/
Benuin671/
Bynene671/
Beanem671/
Veynen671/
Behnim671/
Benäng671/
Benemt671/
Boinen671/
Byonen671/
Böneng671/
Bhanin671/
Betnin671/
Boneen671/
Bisnen670/
Beanin670/
Bitnen670/
Binesn670/

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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 Behnen
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