Benfer Surname

188,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Benfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2211:296,85427,450
Germany8781:91,69211,504
Australia1251:215,96620,787
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2841:176,82615,798

Benfer (23) may also be a first name.

Benfer Last Name Facts

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

Benfer (Russian: Бенфер) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Benfer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 188,361st most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,246,123 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Benfer reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 23 people.

The surname Benfer is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,221 people, or 1 in 296,854. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 39 percent are found, Texas, where 15 percent are found and Maryland, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States Benfer exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 39 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Benfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Benfer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 430 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benfer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Benfer are 30.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.95% being registered to vote for the party.

Benfer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.88% less than the national average, earning $39,317 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baenfer9219/
Benferd920/
Benfe913/
Bänfer83260/
Benfey8356/
Buenfe835/
Benfei833/
Bienfe831/
Benfeu831/
Benfeh831/
Bemfer830/
Benfee830/
Bnfe801/
Boennffer800/
Bemfert7723/
Bänffer7713/
Benfesh774/
Bempfer771/
Benfair771/
Binferd770/
Benfa738/
Benfi737/
Benfy730/
Binfet67263/
Benfit6792/
Winfer6776/
Bynfet676/
Benfaa674/
Binfei672/
Venfej671/
Benfis671/
Binfeh671/
Bemfei671/
Bienfa671/
Benfoy670/

Benfer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benfer in the Russian language
Бенферbenfer-

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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 Benfer
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