Bengham Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Bengham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bengham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Bengham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bengham is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bengham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Bengham is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Bengham are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 92 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Bengham exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Tunisia, where 10 percent reside.

Bengham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bengham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bengham surname increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bengham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bengham last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

Bengham earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bengham
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