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

The last name Benham (Arabic: بنهام, Marathi: बेन्हम, Oriya: େବନହମ) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Benham is the 41,268^th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 575,317 people. The surname Benham is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Benham live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. Benham is also the 439,102^nd most widespread first name on earth, held by 389 people.

The last name Benham is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 7,140 people, or 1 in 50,765. In The United States Benham is mostly found in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Kentucky, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 55 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Benham Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Benham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Benham last name increased 385 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 476 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 820 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 400 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Benham Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Benham surname are 14.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Benham earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.13% less than the national average, earning 238,329 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 142.34% more than the national average, earning R 575,892 per year; in United States they earn 2.56% more than the national average, earning $44,252 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $52,880 CAD per year.