Beningfield Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Beningfield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beningfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa841:644,97347,754
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
England201:2,785,90397,972
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Beningfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Beningfield occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Beningfield.

How Common Is The Last Name Beningfield? popularity and diffusion

The surname Beningfield is the 1,267,784th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Beningfield live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 644,973. In South Africa Beningfield is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 63 percent are found, Gauteng, where 17 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 12 percent are found. Beside South Africa Beningfield exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Beningfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Beningfield has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Beningfield last name declined 65 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 31 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Beningfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Beningfield last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Beningfield earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.48% less than the national average, earning R 179,460 per year; in United States they earn 31.91% less than the national average, earning $29,382 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $48,026 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benningfield962,102/
Penningfield874/
Benningfeild871/
Benningfiled871/
Banningfield870/

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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 Beningfield
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