Beneston Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Beneston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beneston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France711:935,531107,040
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Béneston (1) are calculated separately.

Beneston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Beneston is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Béneston. Click here to see other possible spellings of Beneston.

How Common Is The Last Name Beneston? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,237,939th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. Beneston is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Beneston live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Beneston is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 935,531. In France it is mostly found in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 44 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 18 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 15 percent reside. Aside from France this surname exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Beneston
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