Bene Surname
Approximately 33,765 people bear this surname
Bene Surname Definition:
Hubert de Bene paid a fine in Normandy, 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Stephen de Bene, 1208, was bailsman for a M.P. for Appleby, as was Peter Bene, 1311 (Palgr. Parl. Writs). From this family descend the Benns, now Benn-Walsh, Lords Ormathwaite.
Read More About This SurnameBene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 15,450 | 1:1,765 | 422 |
| Hungary | 4,581 | 1:2,143 | 242 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,803 | 1:12,796 | 1,043 |
| Romania | 1,792 | 1:11,204 | 1,457 |
| Cameroon | 1,249 | 1:16,629 | 2,284 |
| United States | 1,195 | 1:303,313 | 27,913 |
| DR Congo | 711 | 1:103,909 | 11,552 |
| France | 684 | 1:97,109 | 14,196 |
| Indonesia | 637 | 1:207,613 | 19,567 |
| India | 632 | 1:1,213,711 | 48,592 |
| Slovakia | 585 | 1:9,122 | 990 |
| Italy | 531 | 1:115,173 | 19,128 |
| Philippines | 470 | 1:215,400 | 33,506 |
| Burkina Faso | 462 | 1:39,723 | 1,994 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| South Africa | 331 | 1:163,679 | 18,322 |
| Canada | 191 | 1:192,909 | 18,967 |
| Zimbabwe | 178 | 1:86,732 | 12,575 |
| Serbia | 158 | 1:45,221 | 4,504 |
| Russia | 147 | 1:980,429 | 76,068 |
| Czechia | 146 | 1:72,832 | 12,257 |
| Brazil | 117 | 1:1,829,695 | 59,051 |
| Papua New Guinea | 113 | 1:72,157 | 9,422 |
| Nigeria | 107 | 1:1,655,540 | 61,311 |
| Tanzania | 104 | 1:509,054 | 33,766 |
| Germany | 89 | 1:904,556 | 64,175 |
| Uruguay | 85 | 1:40,374 | 4,617 |
| Austria | 80 | 1:106,443 | 15,207 |
| England | 64 | 1:870,595 | 45,570 |
| Uganda | 61 | 1:639,988 | 33,288 |
| Mauritania | 49 | 1:83,569 | 5,424 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Iran | 45 | 1:1,706,278 | 64,723 |
| Taiwan | 44 | 1:532,835 | 3,989 |
| Croatia | 41 | 1:103,137 | 16,264 |
| Ukraine | 38 | 1:1,197,966 | 104,401 |
| Zambia | 37 | 1:428,376 | 20,573 |
| New Caledonia | 31 | 1:8,910 | 2,168 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Lesotho | 10 | 1:203,256 | 14,332 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Senegal | 7 | 1:2,082,763 | 4,662 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 88 | 1:570,667 | 38,849 |
The alternate forms: Bené (55), Benê (9), Benè (2), Bēne (1) & Béné (110) are calculated separately.
Bene (11,688) may also be a first name.
Bene Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Hubert de Bene paid a fine in Normandy, 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Stephen de Bene, 1208, was bailsman for a M.P. for Appleby, as was Peter Bene, 1311 (Palgr. Parl. Writs). From this family descend the Benns, now Benn-Walsh, Lords Ormathwaite.
Bene Demographics
Average Male Bene Height
173.63 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bene Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bene (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻦ, Hindi: बेने, Marathi: बेणे, Oriya: େବେନ, Russian: Бене) occurs in Mozambique more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Bené, Benê, Benè, Bēne or Béné. For other potential spellings of Bene click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bene? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 16,447th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 215,831 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Bene live; 47 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Bene is also the 55,170th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 11,688 people.
The surname Bene is most commonly held in Mozambique, where it is held by 15,450 people, or 1 in 1,765. Without taking into account Mozambique Bene occurs in 93 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 14 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent are found.
Bene Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bene has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bene last name increased 1,358 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bene Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Bene surname are 6.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.25% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bene earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 40.87% less than the national average, earning €17,757 per year; in Norway they earn 14.41% less than the national average, earning 296,201 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.25% less than the national average, earning R 132,492 per year; in Colombia they earn 30.3% less than the national average, earning $15,823,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.98% more than the national average, earning $45,730 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.64% less than the national average, earning $48,867 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bene in the Hindi language | ||
| बेने | bene | - |
| Bene in the Oriya language | ||
| େବେନ | ebena | - |
| Bene in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻦ | bn | 58.67 |
| ﺑﻨﻪ | bnh | 34.67 |
| ﺑﺎﻥ | ban | 1.33 |
| ﺑـﻨﻪ | bnh | 1.33 |
| ﺑﻨﺔ | bnt | 1.33 |
| ﺍﺑﻦ | abn | 1.33 |
| ﺑﻨﺎ | bna | 1.33 |
| Bene in the Marathi language | ||
| बेणे | bene | 56.65 |
| बेने | bene | 43.35 |
| Bene in the Russian language | ||
| Бене | bene | - |
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Footnotes
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