Benen Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Benen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1041:774,09157,434
Netherlands601:281,45334,544
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
India51:153,413,076951,030
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Benen (883) may also be a first name.

Benen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻨﻦ, Marathi: बेण, Oriya: େବେନନ, Russian: Бэнэн) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 902,012th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 24,620,088 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Benen reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 273,612th most common given name worldwide, held by 883 people.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 774,091. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 58 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent reside and Bavaria, where 8 percent reside. Not including Germany it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 15 percent reside.

Benen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Benen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 330 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Benen surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Benen earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.1% less than the national average, earning $30,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beenen912,032/
Behnen911,386/
Beunen91494/
Benien91449/
Baenen91425/
Bienen91282/
Beneng91281/
Beynen91187/
Benend9121/
Benuen9116/
Benent9111/
Beanen9111/
Boenen919/
Benoen917/
Beneen914/
Beinen914/
Benaen912/
Begnen911/
Boehnen83203/
Beijnen83131/
Benentt8316/
Boenien837/
Bienien835/
Behnenn835/
Bhaenen833/
Benienė833/
Benenck832/
Beignen831/
Beehnen831/
Beğenen831/
Beineen831/
Besnent830/
Bettnen830/
Benendt830/
Benin807,600/
Binen802,430/
Banen801,210/
Bonen80679/
Bynen8052/
Venen8051/
Wenen8038/
Benem8038/
Benyn8024/
Bönen8019/
Benön803/
Uenen802/
Benhn801/
Benengue7754/
Benenova777/
Beinienė771/
Benengne771/
Bohnen733,516/
Bening733,265/
Wienen731,811/
Benyon731,252/
Benina73787/
Bijnen73765/
Benion73710/
Bengin73524/
Bonnen73514/
Bannen73411/
Venien73303/
Weenen73247/
Benink73184/
Bineng73141/
Bahnen73133/
Weinen73117/
Weynen73116/
Baanen7371/
Böhnen7357/
Beinin7330/
Veenen7325/
Benyna7322/
Bainen7321/
Behnem7320/
Begnin7315/
Wehnen7310/
Beynin739/
Venent737/
Huenen737/
Behnin733/
Bihnen733/
Binend733/
Wenenn732/
Baynen732/
Veneng732/
Vienen732/
Boenin732/
Binent732/
Binenc732/
Beenem731/
Beenin731/
Benuin731/
Veunen731/
Bynene731/
Ouenen731/
Beanem731/
Veynen731/
Venemn731/
Benäng731/
Benemt731/
Boinen731/
Byonen731/
Böneng731/
Wesnen731/
Betnin731/
Bisnen730/
Beanin730/
Bitnen730/
Vegnen730/
Binesn730/
Beining671,503/
Weijnen67191/
Whennen67176/
Beening67165/
Venienė67151/
Bohnenn67131/
Wenehen67114/
Bejning6733/
Behynyn6726/
Beninck6715/
Bijnnen6713/
Beaning677/
Beengin676/
Beinina675/
Bhainen674/
Baynene673/
Bhengin673/
Wheenen672/
Beinene672/
Behneem671/
Beynina671/
Weignen671/
Bannnen671/
Beenink671/
Beningk671/
Bainene671/
Beyning670/
Beynion670/
Weisnen670/
Beanion670/
Bahanen670/
Weinend670/
Bittnen670/
Vettnen670/
Venenck670/
Bignenn670/

Benen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benen in the Oriya language
େବେନନebenana-
Benen in the Marathi language
बेणbena66.67
बेनेनbenena33.33
Benen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻨﻦabnn60
ﺑﻨﻦbnn40
Benen in the Russian language
Бэнэнbenen-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Benen
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