Benfell Surname
Approximately 693 people bear this surname
Benfell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 350 | 1:12,938 | 2,254 |
| England | 142 | 1:392,381 | 27,229 |
| Australia | 133 | 1:202,975 | 19,846 |
| United States | 49 | 1:7,397,121 | 336,459 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:609,384 | 30,680 |
Benfell Demographics
Average Benfell Salary in
United States
$49,312 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Benfell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benfell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benfell is found in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Benfell click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benfell? popularity and diffusion
It is the 481,056th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,515,939 people. The last name Benfell occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Benfell reside; 70 percent reside in Australasia and 70 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
The last name Benfell is most frequently used in New Zealand, where it is held by 350 people, or 1 in 12,938. In New Zealand Benfell is most prevalent in: Auckland Region, where 25 percent are found, Canterbury Region, where 16 percent are found and Bay of Plenty Region, where 15 percent are found. Apart from New Zealand it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 19 percent are found.
Benfell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Benfell has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Benfell last name grew 355 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Benfell Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Benfell surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
Benfell earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.28% more than the national average, earning $49,312 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buenfell | 93 | 1 | / |
| Benfel | 92 | 2 | / |
| Benfeld | 86 | 76 | / |
| Benfiel | 86 | 15 | / |
| Benfelt | 86 | 2 | / |
| Benfeel | 86 | 0 | / |
| Benfeldt | 80 | 124 | / |
| Behnfeld | 80 | 46 | / |
| Bienfiel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Benfeeld | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buenfeel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Binfel | 77 | 5 | / |
| Benfil | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wenfel | 77 | 2 | / |
| Buenfl | 77 | 1 | / |
| Behnfeldt | 75 | 261 | / |
| Beenfeldt | 75 | 211 | / |
| Bennfeldt | 75 | 13 | / |
| Buenfil | 71 | 4,333 | / |
| Binfeld | 71 | 8 | / |
| Benfild | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bemfeld | 71 | 1 | / |
| Winfell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wenfelt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Huenfeld | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bennfält | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bisnfeld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Venfeldt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binffeld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binfeldt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Huenfeldt | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wenfil | 62 | 1 | / |
| Winfel | 62 | 0 | / |
| Winfiel | 57 | 25 | / |
| Winffel | 57 | 23 | / |
| Wänfelt | 57 | 13 | / |
| Winfelt | 57 | 9 | / |
| Vinfeld | 57 | 3 | / |
| Winfill | 57 | 0 | / |
| Böhmfeld | 53 | 42 | / |
| Winfeldt | 53 | 3 | / |
| Bömfeldt | 53 | 3 | / |
| Vinfeldt | 53 | 1 | / |
| Böhmfeldt | 50 | 31 | / |
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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 Benfell
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