Benley Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Benley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England31:18,572,686338,250
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Benley (74) may also be a first name.

Benley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benley is held by more people in Costa Rica than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Benley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benley? popularity and diffusion

Benley is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Benley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Benley are found; 28 percent are found in Central America and 28 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,125,792nd most widely held given name internationally It is held by 74 people.

Benley is most frequent in Costa Rica, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 597,509. In Costa Rica it is primarily concentrated in: Limón Province, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Costa Rica this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Benley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Benley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Benley last name decreased 91 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benley Last Name Statistics demography

Benley earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.43% less than the national average, earning $32,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benleys924/
Benlley921/
Beenley921/
Buenley920/
Benle91112/
Benly9184/
Bnley917/
Bennlley860/
Binley83602/
Benler83149/
Bemley8352/
Behnle8351/
Wenley8341/
Boenle8319/
Benlys8315/
Benles8313/
Benleh8312/
Venley837/
Bienle835/
Bhenle834/
Benlle834/
Benloy834/
Benlly833/
Benlea833/
Bennly832/
Benloe832/
Benlep832/
Benliy831/
Benlay831/
Benlet831/
Benleu831/
Benlez831/
Bnleys831/
Benlee831/
Bienly830/
Bnly801/
Benlayo77336/
Benliay7740/
Benlehr7713/
Benlyas774/
Boehnle772/
Baenlee772/
Buinley771/
Beenlee771/
Beenler771/
Benllay771/
Woenley771/
Wesnley771/
Benless771/
Beenles771/
Benlles771/
Benleih771/
Benleuh771/
Bienleu771/
Benli7319,556/
Wenle7326/
Benla7326/
Venle7323/
Uenle7313/
Venly7312/
Binle7310/
Binly731/
Bynle731/
Wnley731/
Wenly731/
Benlý731/
Bnleu731/
Bemle730/
Benlehad719/
Benloued713/
Benleith711/
Bennelle710/
Bienleiu710/
Winley67424/
Binler67197/
Venlet67161/
Binlae67139/
Baenli67123/
Benlis67100/
Benlas6798/
Bemler6777/
Binlee6746/
Baenla6743/
Uenlue6723/
Binlep6715/
Böhnle6712/
Vinley6711/
Benlah678/
Benlit677/
Wenlei677/
Binlea675/
Binleh675/
Bimley674/
Benlap674/
Binlay674/
Binloe674/
Benloi674/
Benlai673/
Benlia672/
Mpenle672/
Benlaz672/
Benlih672/
Binlei672/
Binloy672/
Benliz671/
Buenla671/
Bhinly671/
Binlie671/
Wenlie671/
Bienla671/
Benlli671/
Benlla671/
Wenlle671/
Vennle671/
Bemlei671/
Wemley670/
Wienly670/
Wenlee670/
Bisnle670/

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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 Benley
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