Benge Surname
Approximately 14,997 people bear this surname
Benge Surname Definition:
A curt or nicked form of Benjamin.
Benge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,711 | 1:63,467 | 7,437 |
| Angola | 5,324 | 1:5,069 | 714 |
| DR Congo | 924 | 1:79,956 | 9,244 |
| England | 714 | 1:78,036 | 8,757 |
| Indonesia | 658 | 1:200,987 | 19,053 |
| New Zealand | 415 | 1:10,912 | 1,906 |
| South Africa | 384 | 1:141,088 | 16,227 |
| Tanzania | 197 | 1:268,739 | 21,270 |
| Australia | 183 | 1:147,517 | 15,697 |
| Zimbabwe | 114 | 1:135,423 | 17,730 |
| Canada | 68 | 1:541,847 | 45,466 |
| Papua New Guinea | 51 | 1:159,877 | 22,106 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| Uganda | 36 | 1:1,084,424 | 45,587 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 396 | 1:61,554 | 7,167 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 598 | 1:83,978 | 8,767 |
The alternate forms: Benğe (43) are calculated separately.
Benge (491) may also be a first name.
Benge Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A curt or nicked form of Benjamin.
Benge Demographics
Average Benge Salary in
United States
$40,822 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Benge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benge (Marathi: बगे, Oriya: େବେ) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Benğe. For other potential spellings of Benge click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benge? popularity and diffusion
The last name Benge is the 35,254th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,934 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 47 percent of Benge live; 39 percent live in Southern Africa and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. Benge is also the 383,498th most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 491 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 5,711 people, or 1 in 63,467. In The United States Benge is mostly found in: Texas, where 14 percent live, North Carolina, where 11 percent live and Indiana, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 36 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Benge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Benge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Benge last name rose 955 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 425 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Benge Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Benge last name are 25.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.58% being registered with the party.
The amount Benge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.06% less than the national average, earning R 130,548 per year; in United States they earn 5.39% less than the national average, earning $40,822 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.12% more than the national average, earning $52,724 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benge in the Oriya language | ||
| େବେ | ebe | - |
| Benge in the Marathi language | ||
| बगे | bage | 90.91 |
| बंगे | bange | 9.09 |
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Benge Reference & Research
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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
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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