Bennan Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Bennan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bennan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:9,796,187405,931
India291:26,450,530346,896
Mauritania161:255,92911,901
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

Bennan (1,804) may also be a first name.

Bennan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bennan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺎﻥ, Marathi: बेनन, Russian: Бэннан) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bennan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,775,494th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. Bennan is mostly found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Bennan live; 36 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bennan is also the 179,873rd most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 1,804 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 9,796,187. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Arizona, where 22 percent live, Illinois, where 19 percent live and California, where 14 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent live and Mauritania, where 15 percent live.

Bennan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bennan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bennan surname decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bennan Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Bennan surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.

Bennan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.68% more than the national average, earning $53,367 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bennane922,178/
Bennang9256/
Bengnan9240/
Biennan922/
Bennand921/
Behnnan921/
Bennain921/
Bennant921/
Beennan921/
Boennan920/
Baennan920/
Bhennan920/
Bennean920/
Bnnan911/
Bennhand861/
Beennann860/
Biennann860/
Bennon83153/
Wennan8322/
Bennam8321/
Binnan8311/
Vennan834/
Bnan8018/
Bennaim77594/
Bennoun77335/
Binnang77121/
Waennan7745/
Bennoin7724/
Bennong7714/
Huennan7710/
Bennoon779/
Bingnan777/
Binnain773/
Vennant772/
Bennone772/
Wennand771/
Bennein771/
Binnant771/
Bennaum771/
Bengnam771/
Binnaan771/
Uennane771/
Bennham770/
Bennhausen7517/
Bnant738/
Bhnan735/
Bnann734/
Bnane734/
Bnain733/
Bnnon732/
Bnhan731/
Vnnan731/
Bgnan731/
Bnean731/
Bennoune71803/
Ouennane716/
Vennamne713/
Bennhein711/
Binnnang711/
Viennean711/
Bennoing710/
Vennam672,960/
Winnan67345/
Binnon6737/
Bhnean6725/
Vennon6716/
Bnaing6716/
Binnam6713/
Vinnan678/
Wennon672/
Bennounne671/
Bynnon671/
Wynnan671/
Vennaseng671/
Bennheinn671/
Bennom671/
Bnahan671/
Bnaine671/
Binnasing671/
Bennnoune671/
Bengnoune671/
Bhnane671/
Bhnhan671/
Wennhantt670/
Wemnan670/

Bennan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bennan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻨﺎﻥbnan-
Bennan in the Marathi language
बेननbenana-
Bennan in the Russian language
Бэннанbennan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bennan
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