Bennema Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bennema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bennema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2051:82,37613,768
United States151:24,163,929685,360
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Bennema Last Name Facts

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

Bennema is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bennema.

How Common Is The Last Name Bennema? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bennema is the 1,095,216th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Bennema live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 82,376. In The Netherlands Bennema is primarily found in: Groningen, where 20 percent live, South Holland, where 19 percent live and Drenthe, where 15 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Bennema Last Name Statistics demography

Bennema earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bennejma93160/
Biennema932/
Bennemaia881/
Bennemath881/
Bennama86698/
Binnema86408/
Vennema86245/
Bennemo8614/
Bennoma864/
Bennima862/
Bennajma80208/
Veennema8016/
Bennamma8012/
Bienneme805/
Bennemer805/
Bennemie803/
Bennaima802/
Bennimad801/
Bennamai801/
Bennaama801/
Bnejma774/
Bennemeer75148/
Bennimath7514/
Bhennamma751/
Binnima71267/
Wennemo7152/
Vennemi715/
Vennemo714/
Binnama711/
Vnema673/
Bnoma672/
Bennaimi672/
Wnema671/
Winniema671/
Bennaime671/
Bnyoma621/
Vnemma621/
Binnamo573/
Bimnima571/
Winnimai535/
Bneahmed531/
Bnimo5010/

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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 Bennema
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