Benfele Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Benfele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benfele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela411:736,68512,312
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Benfele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benfele is more frequently found in Venezuela than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benfele? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Benfele is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Benfele live; 88 percent live in South America and 85 percent live in Caribbean South America.

The last name Benfele is most common in Venezuela, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 736,685. In Venezuela Benfele is most prevalent in: Miranda, where 59 percent are found, Capital District, where 17 percent are found and Carabobo, where 15 percent are found. Besides Venezuela Benfele exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 6 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benfiled804/
Benfeild802/
Benfiela801/
Benfaleh801/
Benfitel801/
Benfelid801/
Benfelis801/
Benfila712/
Benfali711/
Wemfele710/
Benfoli710/
Winfiele6725/
Benfaila674/
Wemfile570/
Winfiela530/
Benphilip500/

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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
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  • 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 Benfele
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