Bengtsen Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Bengtsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bengtsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1541:36,6543,820
Norway461:111,78914,873
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Sweden101:984,67673,605
England81:6,964,757184,742
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Bengtsén (46) are calculated separately.

Bengtsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bengtsen is held by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Bengtsén. For other potential spellings of Bengtsen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bengtsen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 897,852nd most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 24,454,852 people. The surname Bengtsen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Bengtsen reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 36,654. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 57 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 15 percent live and Region Zealand, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Denmark this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Bengtsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bengtsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bengtsen surname rose 717 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bengtsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bengtsen last name are 45.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 92.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bengtsen earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 7.13% less than the national average, earning 321,405 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.59% less than the national average, earning $41,169 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
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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 Bengtsen
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