Behnsen Surname

429,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Behnsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behnsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6981:115,33714,205
Canada641:575,71247,839
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Denmark131:434,20928,556
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malta11:430,2723,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Behnsen Last Name Facts

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

Behnsen is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Behnsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Behnsen is the 429,827th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 9,086,716 people. The surname Behnsen is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Behnsen live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Behnsen is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 698 people, or 1 in 115,337. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 68 percent live, Hesse, where 7 percent live and Bremen, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent live and Mexico, where 2 percent live.

Behnsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Behnsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Behnsen surname fell 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Behnsen Last Name Statistics demography

Behnsen earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 2.29% less than the national average, earning $48,544 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bensen922,298/
Bensien86144/
Bensend8684/
Beensen8656/
Biensen8615/
Bhinsen867/
Benseng863/
Bensent862/
Bensoen862/
Bennsen862/
Behnson861/
Bensgen861/
Benshen860/
Bemnsen860/
Benseen860/
Bensn8310/
Bhinsent8044/
Behnsoun8023/
Behenson8021/
Benschen808/
Vehensen801/
Behnshan801/
Biehnsan800/
Benson77248,352/
Bensan77562/
Bengen77551/
Bensin77212/
Benzen77130/
Binsen7758/
Bemsen7725/
Vensen7722/
Bencen7719/
Bensne7719/
Beensn777/
Benjen777/
Bünsen776/
Bensem774/
Bensyn773/
Benjaseen751/
Bnsn731/
Bensing711,777/
Bhimsen71379/
Benzien71249/
Biensan71178/
Bension71152/
Binseng71119/
Bentjen71118/
Bensone7177/
Venåsen7169/
Bensang7168/
Bendgen7153/
Bensanh7146/
Bentgen7135/
Bensane7130/
Bennson7119/
Benceng7119/
Benshan7118/
Beemsen7118/
Bensson7117/
Bencent7115/
Bensoussen7114/
Benjenk7112/
Benssan7112/
Binsent719/
Beenson717/
Bensuin715/
Benzenc715/
Benshin714/
Bensoon713/
Bensong713/
Bengeng713/
Bencenc712/
Bensond712/
Benjeng712/
Bensont712/
Bengemn711/
Benjemn711/
Boensan711/
Bensand711/
Bensoun711/
Benzeng711/
Benshausen711/
Beunson711/
Benchen711/
Benssin711/
Bensian711/
Bensonc711/
Bensosn711/
Benzent711/
Beunsin711/
Bensjon711/
Binshen711/
Bensoin710/
Bienson710/
Bentcen710/
Bemnjen710/
Benzend710/
Bengent710/
Bensjan710/
Bensingh6748/
Bönschen6725/
Bheemsen6711/
Benchane676/
Bencheng676/
Bnson676/
Benssoussen676/
Bnsan675/
D'Benson673/
Boensson673/
Benzieng673/
Benjasin673/
Bensiong672/
Bnsin671/
Bensatem671/
Vensienė671/
Benddjen671/
Bensahan671/
Benssanh671/
Bihnsang671/
Benjasem671/
Bennsion671/
Bennsong671/
Bensoung671/
Benzhane671/
Benchend670/
Benzeeng670/
Venschen670/
Bensoing670/

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Behnsen Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Behnsen
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