Benenson Surname

488,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Benenson Surname User-submission:

Benenson is a Jewish (from Russia) patronymic surname, derived from the Yiddish male personal name Benye (a pet form of Beniamin) + German Sohn, meaning 'son'.

Benenson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4511:803,67861,918
Israel1031:83,0849,968
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Estonia231:57,47010,794
England181:3,095,448105,421
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Benenson (14) may also be a first name.

Benenson Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Benenson is a Jewish (from Russia) patronymic surname, derived from the Yiddish male personal name Benye (a pet form of Beniamin) + German Sohn, meaning 'son'.

- haffman97

Benenson Last Name Facts

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

Benenson (Russian: Бененсон) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Benenson.

How Common Is The Last Name Benenson? popularity and diffusion

Benenson is the 488,996th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,748,593 people. The surname Benenson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Benenson live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Benenson is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name globally, held by 14 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 803,678. In The United States Benenson is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and New Jersey, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States Benenson exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 15 percent are found and Russia, where 5 percent are found.

Benenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Benenson has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benenson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Benenson last name are 40.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.12% registered with the party.

Benenson earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.23% more than the national average, earning $59,645 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beynenson9460/
Beinenson9443/
Benensohn9416/
Benension940/
Beninson88103/
Benenzon889/
Benynson881/
Beyninson8213/
Beninsohn822/
Baininson714/
Benincan631/

Benenson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benenson in the Russian language
Бененсонbenenson-

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