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Where Does The Last Name Benfield Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Benfield is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benfield? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 56,215^th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 807,663 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Benfield reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Benfield is also the 1,614,485^th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 40 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 6,251 people, or 1 in 57,984. In The United States Benfield is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 41 percent are found, Georgia, where 5 percent are found and South Carolina, where 5 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Benfield Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Benfield has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Benfield surname rose 1,137 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 225 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 211 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benfield Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Benfield surname are 24.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Benfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.96% more than the national average, earning R 425,280 per year; in United States they earn 11.2% less than the national average, earning $38,315 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.1% less than the national average, earning $46,652 CAD per year.