Bengtson Surname
Approximately 5,681 people bear this surname
Bengtson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,150 | 1:87,340 | 9,841 |
| Sweden | 465 | 1:21,176 | 1,756 |
| Norway | 197 | 1:26,103 | 3,530 |
| South Africa | 175 | 1:309,587 | 29,554 |
| Denmark | 143 | 1:39,474 | 4,118 |
| Canada | 124 | 1:297,142 | 27,584 |
| Australia | 123 | 1:219,477 | 21,009 |
| Honduras | 85 | 1:103,723 | 1,712 |
| Germany | 72 | 1:1,118,131 | 74,279 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| Brazil | 40 | 1:5,351,858 | 134,966 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 381 | 1:131,808 | 12,617 |
Bengtson Demographics
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Bengtson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bengtson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bengtson is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bengtson? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bengtson is the 84,974th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,282,793 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Bengtson are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 4,150 people, or 1 in 87,340. In The United States Bengtson is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 22 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Illinois, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 8 percent are found and Norway, where 3 percent are found.
Bengtson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bengtson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bengtson last name rose 1,089 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bengtson Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bengtson surname are 5.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.2% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bengtson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.45% less than the national average, earning 303,002 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 176.82% more than the national average, earning R 657,840 per year; in United States they earn 14.15% more than the national average, earning $49,253 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $51,433 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengtsson | 94 | 37,025 | / |
| Bengthson | 94 | 2 | / |
| Bengthsson | 89 | 7 | / |
| Bengtssson | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bengtsen | 88 | 298 | / |
| Bengtzon | 88 | 95 | / |
| Bengtsén | 88 | 46 | / |
| Bingtson | 88 | 10 | / |
| Benktson | 88 | 9 | / |
| Bengtsom | 88 | 1 | / |
| Benctson | 88 | 1 | / |
| Vengtson | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bengtsan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Benktsson | 82 | 15 | / |
| Bengtzohn | 82 | 10 | / |
| Bängtsson | 82 | 10 | / |
| Bingtsson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bengzon | 80 | 511 | / |
| Bengtssonová | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bengtzen | 75 | 119 | / |
| Bengtzén | 75 | 32 | / |
| Bengtcén | 75 | 8 | / |
| Bengcion | 75 | 7 | / |
| Bengcan | 67 | 103 | / |
| Bingzon | 67 | 35 | / |
| Vengzon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vengcon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benccon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benqcion | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wingtsang | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bingcan | 53 | 99 | / |
| Vingcon | 53 | 7 | / |
| Wengzen | 53 | 4 | / |
| Bingzan | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wenkcon | 53 | 0 | / |
| Wengzhan | 50 | 5 | / |
| Bingchun | 50 | 2 | / |
| Bingzhan | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Bengtson
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