Bending Surname

345,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,058 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Bending Surname Definition:

From the Danish, Benthin; from the Dutch, Bendien, Bentinck; a personal name.

Bending Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5341:104,34110,941
United States2831:1,280,77490,005
Australia851:317,59627,389
Wales481:64,4695,713
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Tonga11:107,313791
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3121:78,1268,460
Wales211:74,6863,520
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Bending (964) may also be a first name.

Bending Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Danish, Benthin; from the Dutch, Bendien, Bentinck; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bending Last Name Facts

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

Bending is found most frequently in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bending? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 345,892nd most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,888,040 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Bending live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. Bending is also the 259,771st most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 964 people.

Bending is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 534 people, or 1 in 104,341. In England Bending is primarily concentrated in: Devon, where 21 percent reside, West Midlands, where 10 percent reside and Greater London, where 7 percent reside. Apart from England it exists in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Bending Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bending has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 292 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bending Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bending surname are 5.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bending earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 17.35% more than the national average, earning R 278,880 per year; in United States they earn 19.23% more than the national average, earning $51,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.25% less than the national average, earning $43,598 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buending9330/
Bendieng931/
Bendin92866/
Bendng920/
Bendingue882/
Binding861,748/
Bendina86132/
Bønding86110/
Bendien86105/
Wending8654/
Bendion8625/
Bendeng8612/
Bünding866/
Vending862/
Buendin862/
Beundin861/
Bndng831/
Bindings807/
Bindiong802/
Bintding801/
Bengying801/
Benden77819/
Vendin77362/
Bindin7799/
Bendyn7720/
Bendén779/
Byndin778/
Bendim774/
Bõndin771/
Wnding771/
Bendengue7562/
Baendaeng754/
Winding711,349/
Vinding711,080/
Bendyna71260/
Biondin7198/
Bendaen7134/
Byndina7119/
Bhenden7119/
Bindina7112/
Wendeng719/
Bendent713/
Binduin711/
Bendend711/
Benndnt711/
Bendeen711/
Bendeun711/
Besnden710/
Bendenn710/
Buenden710/
Biondina6777/
Windings6726/
Winduing673/
Beğendim673/
Bendenke672/
Biondion672/
Bindn672/
Bindinne670/

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