Benne Surname
Approximately 3,701 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBenne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,122 | 1:323,047 | 29,426 |
| France | 743 | 1:89,398 | 12,844 |
| India | 645 | 1:1,189,249 | 47,867 |
| Germany | 388 | 1:207,488 | 23,611 |
| Netherlands | 236 | 1:71,556 | 12,168 |
| Belgium | 109 | 1:105,474 | 15,893 |
| Canada | 60 | 1:614,093 | 50,489 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| Ecuador | 28 | 1:568,066 | 11,415 |
| Uruguay | 24 | 1:142,990 | 12,722 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Mauritania | 19 | 1:215,519 | 10,553 |
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 101 | 1:497,215 | 35,030 |
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.
Benne Demographics
Average Benne Salary in
United States
$43,561 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Benne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benne Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benne (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻪ, Hindi: बेनी, Marathi: बेण्णे) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Benné. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benne? popularity and diffusion
Benne is the 123,385th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,969,075 people. The last name Benne occurs predominantly 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 frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 846 people.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,122 people, or 1 in 323,047. In The United States Benne is most numerous in: Missouri, where 36 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Nebraska, where 7 percent are found. Barring 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 occurrence of Benne has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benne surname expanded 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 devotion of those holding the Benne last name is principally Anglican (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Benne surname are 20.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.28% being registered to vote for the political 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
Benne Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benne in the Hindi language | ||
| बेनी | beni | - |
| Benne in the Marathi language | ||
| बेण्णे | benne | 66.67 |
| बेन् | ben | 33.33 |
| Benne in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﻪ | bnh | 49.15 |
| ﺑﻦ | bn | 40.68 |
| ﺑﻨﺎ | bna | 3.39 |
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Benne Reference & Research
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