Benefield Surname

58,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Benefield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benefield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,2521:43,9245,381
New Zealand2311:19,6033,446
England1221:456,70530,074
Australia751:359,94330,133
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
China31:455,773,85521,925
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3411:147,26913,727

Benefield (12) may also be a first name.

Benefield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benefield is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benefield? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 58,119th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 837,072 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Benefield live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 12 people.

Benefield is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 8,252 people, or 1 in 43,924. In The United States Benefield is primarily concentrated in: Alabama, where 19 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States Benefield exists in 18 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Benefield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Benefield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benefield surname rose 2,420 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benefield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Benefield last name are 27.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.9% being registered with the party.

Benefield earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning $40,365 USD per year.

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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 Benefield
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