Benndorff Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Benndorff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benndorff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Benndorff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benndorff occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Benndorff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benndorff? popularity and diffusion

Benndorff is the 4,532,898th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Benndorff occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Benndorff are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 44 percent are found, Hesse, where 28 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benndorf941,666/
Bendorff94246/
Wenndorff8917/
Bendorffe8916/
Biendorff890/
Bendorf88980/
Wendorff822,108/
Buendorf8286/
Wenndorf8260/
Bøndorff823/
Bendorfs823/
Bendorft821/
Biendorf820/
Bndorf801/
Behendorf781/
Uhendorff781/
Wendorf753,376/
Vendorf7527/
Benderf751/
Bindorf750/
Windorff7156/
Huendorf719/
Wentdorf718/
Wendorrf711/
Wenddorf711/
Huehndorf677/
Houendorf670/
Windorf63173/
Wyndorf6313/
Vindorf633/
Benderw630/
Wendorph599/

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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 Benndorff
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