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

The last name Benen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻨﻦ, Marathi: बेण, Oriya: େବେନନ, Russian: Бэнэн) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

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

The last name Benen is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 774,091. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 58 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent are found and Bavaria, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Germany it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 15 percent are found.

Benen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Benen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Benen surname rose 330 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Benen last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the 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.