Benneheij Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Benneheij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benneheij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Benneheij Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benneheij occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Benneheij.

How Common Is The Last Name Benneheij? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Benneheij live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 482,491. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Limburg, where 66 percent reside, North Brabant, where 29 percent reside and Flevoland, where 3 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands Benneheij exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bennehey8211/
Bennhi801/
Bennihi75129/
Bennahi7547/
Bengneh751/
Bennija751/
Benneie751/
Bennhadj711/
Bennehou711/
Bennie677,543/
Bennia674,162/
Bennyahia674/
Bengne673/
Bennehhou673/
Bennye673/
Bennea673/
Benneu672/
Bennée671/
Bennié671/
Bennhy671/
Bennge671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Benneheij
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