Benfall Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Benfall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Benfall Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Benfall Last Name Facts

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

Benfall is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benfall? popularity and diffusion

Benfall is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Benfall reside; 94 percent reside in Australasia and 94 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

Benfall is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,799,713. In Australia Benfall is primarily found in: Western Australia, where 93 percent live and New South Wales, where 7 percent live. Barring Australia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 6 percent live.

Benfall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Benfall has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Benfall surname contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Binfall861/
Benfatel801/
Benfold71203/
Winfall712/
Benfoul711/
Benfeild672/
Benfgoul672/
Bennfold670/
Venfol6266/
Wenfol621/
Binfold571/
Venfold571/
Winfault530/
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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 Benfall
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