Benne Surname

123,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Benne Surname Definition:

From Bennie on the east side of the Knock above the village of Braco in Logie-Almond parish (c. 1233 Beny in LAC., p. 244; Laing, Lindores, p. 412). Hugh de Benne or Bennef witnessed charters by Gilchrist, earl of Angus, c. 1201—7 (RAA., I, 39, 41, 44, etc.

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Benne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1221:323,04729,426
France7431:89,39812,844
India6451:1,189,24947,867
Germany3881:207,48823,611
Netherlands2361:71,55612,168
Belgium1091:105,47415,893
Canada601:614,09350,489
Australia341:793,99150,673
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Ecuador281:568,06611,415
Uruguay241:142,99012,722
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Mauritania191:215,51910,553
Tanzania191:2,786,40149,097
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Austria181:473,08046,251
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

The alternate forms: Benné (3) are calculated separately.

Benne (846) may also be a first name.

Benne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Bennie on the east side of the Knock above the village of Braco in Logie-Almond parish (c. 1233 Beny in LAC., p. 244; Laing, Lindores, p. 412). Hugh de Benne or Bennef witnessed charters by Gilchrist, earl of Angus, c. 1201—7 (RAA., I, 39, 41, 44, etc.). Hugh filius Hugonis de Benne witnessed a charter by Vmfridus de Berkelay to the Abbey of Arnbroath c. 1204—11, and as de Benne or Bennef attested a charter by William filius Bernardi (ibid., 67, 89). James Beny or Bynne was prebendary of Crudane, 1321 (REA., I, p. 47). Adam de Benyn chosen provost of Aberdeen and Simon de Benyn elected bailie, 1399 (Guildry, p. 184). William Bynne (entered under Benyng in index), bailie of Aberdeen, 1498 (REA., 1, p. 343). Alexander Benne, "dekin of the wobstaris" in Stirling, 1522 (SBR., p. 16). William Bennie in Cottoun of Kynnaber, 1600 (Brechin). Thirty-seven Bennies appear in Stirling Commissariot Record, 1607—1800. Beney 1516; Benee, Beny.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Benne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benne (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻪ, Hindi: बेनी, Marathi: बेण्णे) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Benné. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benne? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benne is the 123,385th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,969,075 people. The last name Benne is mostly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Benne live; 41 percent live in Western Europe and 32 percent live in Anglo-North America. Benne is also the 280,396th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 846 people.

Benne is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,122 people, or 1 in 323,047. In The United States Benne is mostly found in: Missouri, where 36 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Nebraska, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 50 countries. It is also found in France, where 20 percent are found and India, where 17 percent are found.

Benne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Benne has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Benne surname rose 1,111 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Benne last name are 20.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.28% registered with the party.

The amount Benne earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 14.2% more than the national average, earning R 271,380 per year; in United States they earn 0.95% more than the national average, earning $43,561 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.86% more than the national average, earning $52,097 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benné933/
Benner9126,379/
Bennet9112,742/
Bennie917,543/
Benneh913,235/
Benney911,823/
Bienne91434/
Bennes91319/
Bennee9196/
Boenne9172/
Benned917/
Bennea913/
Bengne913/
Buenne912/
Benneu912/
Bhenne911/
Bennge911/
Bennée911/
Bennei911/
Benn8919,272/
Bnne898/
Bennett83535,578/
Benness83138/
Bennech83112/
Bengner8378/
Bennets8368/
Bennest8343/
Bennesh8318/
Benneit836/
Bennehy835/
Bennieh835/
Bennerr834/
Ben'net832/
Bennepp832/
Benneet832/
Bhenner831/
Bennees831/
Benneis831/
Benneyt831/
Bennezz831/
Beenner831/
Bengneh831/
Benneys831/
Biennie831/
Bennnet831/
Benny8020,402/
Benni808,922/
Venne806,396/
Benna804,211/
Binne80298/
Wenne80185/
Bienn8047/
Bhenn8022/
Bennő8018/
Bynne803/
Benng803/
Bnney803/
Bennd803/
Bennt802/
Bnnge802/
Baenn801/
Behnn801/
Bennk801/
Benný801/
Beenn800/
Boenn800/
Bennetts776,065/
Bennetch77209/
Bennesch7797/
Bennettt7724/
Benneett7710/
Bennehed779/
Beennett778/
Bennettz778/
Bennnett773/
Benneatt771/
Bennhett771/
D'Benner771/
Ben75194,297/
Bne75328/
Bnn756/
Bennis7345,183/
Bennai738,083/
Bengue736,900/
Vienne736,464/
Binnie734,439/
Venner733,768/
Binney733,581/
Binner733,501/
Wennie731,745/
Vennes73665/
Bennay73502/
Bönner73273/
Vennie73265/
Venney73251/
Bionne73194/
Benque73144/
Bennit73115/
Bünner7384/
Binnes7380/
Bemnet7372/
Bhenny7371/
Wenneh7363/
Bennui7355/
Vennet7351/
Binnee7350/
Boenny7340/
Ouenne7339/
Venned7331/
Benntt7326/
Bynner7321/
Binnet7321/
Wuenne7320/
Benngi7319/
Vengne7318/
Binned7317/
Bennaa7316/
Bennäs7316/
Bennid7310/
Benniz7310/
Bennaj739/
Woenne737/
Wenney736/
Bhinne736/
Benniß736/
Bennij735/
Bienna735/
Bhenni734/
Bennyi734/
Bingne734/
Bennio734/
Bengni733/
Vennee733/
Beenny733/
Wennee733/
Bemner732/
Byonne732/
Bnnett732/
Wengne732/
Bønnet732/
Binneh732/
Bennès732/
Behnna731/
Bennhy731/
Vennea731/
Bennuy731/
Bennih731/
Venneh731/
Bennhi731/
Wennea731/
Wenneß731/
Vennez731/
Benőné731/
Bennii731/
Bennoi731/
Bennyy731/
Bennét731/
Bennîs731/
Bienni731/
Binnea731/
Bennni731/
Bennoy730/
Bynnes730/
Vennep730/
Huenne730/
D'Bennett713/
Bennesstt711/
Bien6736,910/
Bent6723,898/
Beng6715,026/
Been678,795/
Buen677,857/
Venn677,519/
Behn676,502/
Boen675,810/
Beem673,305/
Bend672,150/
Beun671,903/
Baen671,018/
Binn67737/
Bennitt67726/
Behenna67558/
Bøen67519/
Benniss67417/
Bhen67357/
Vienney67341/
Benő67261/
Bennish67255/
Bennich67238/
Bennais67205/
Bennoit67164/
Vennett67114/
Baennoi67110/
Bingner6796/
Wennesz6770/
Vnne6754/
Bingnet6746/
Bennová6732/
Wenneis6726/
Hben6725/
Bnei6722/
Bönn6719/
Bünn6713/
Bnni6711/
Beemnet6711/
Binnett679/
Åben677/
Binness676/
Vengner676/
Bennytt675/
Vengnes675/
Bennaid675/
Venness674/
Bennahy674/
Bnna674/
Besn674/
Behenni674/
Beïn674/
Bemnett673/
Huennes673/
Bnee673/
Bnet673/
Bner673/
Ouennes673/
Bneu673/
Bånn673/
Bemn673/
Hbne673/
Bhne672/
Bneh672/
Bnes672/
Bney672/
Bennaia672/
Bnnt672/
Bynn671/
Beheney671/
Bennaja671/
Bisnnet671/
Bennaya671/
Benndtt671/
Viennea671/
Vienneu671/
Vennest671/
Waennie671/
Wnne671/
Bennuis671/
Uhienne671/
Benq671/
Vennesz671/
Wouenne671/
Behenge671/
Bennoih671/
Bennouj671/
Bennowa671/
Bőne671/
Bøne671/
Büngner671/
D'Venne671/
B'En671/
Bgne671/
Bhnn671/
Bned671/
Bnez671/
Bnnj671/
Viennie670/

Benne Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benne in the Hindi language
बेनीbeni-
Benne in the Marathi language
बेण्णेbenne66.67
बेन्ben33.33
Benne in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻨﻪbnh49.15
ﺑﻦbn40.68
ﺑﻨﺎbna3.39

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