Beneson Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

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

Beneson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beneson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Beneson (98) may also be a first name.

Beneson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Beneson is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Beneson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beneson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,020,555th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Beneson reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 956,749th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 98 people.

Beneson is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 4,646,909. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 54 percent reside, Washington, where 14 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Beneson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Beneson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Beneson last name increased 1,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Beneson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Beneson surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the political party.

Beneson earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.9% more than the national average, earning $53,893 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 Beneson
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