Benfeld Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Chile

Benfeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Benfeld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benfeld (Russian: Бенфельд) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Benfeld click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benfeld? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,168,711th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Benfeld are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 41 percent are found, New Jersey, where 29 percent are found and Florida, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 20 percent are found and Chile, where 17 percent are found.

Benfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Benfeld has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Benfeld surname grew 567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benfeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Benfeld surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Benfeld earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.86% less than the national average, earning $42,778 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Benfeld Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benfeld in the Russian language
Бенфельдbenfeld-

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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 Benfeld
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