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

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

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

This surname is the 41,268^th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 575,317 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Benham are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 439,102^nd most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 389 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 7,140 people, or 1 in 50,765. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Kentucky, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Benham occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Benham Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Benham Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Benham surname is primarily Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Benham surname are 14.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.82% registered to vote for the political 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.