Benness Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Benness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1151:234,74522,001
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Benness Last Name Facts

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

Benness occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benness? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,511,557th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Benness are found; 83 percent are found in Australasia and 83 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most commonly used in Australia, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 234,745. In Australia Benness is mostly found in: Western Australia, where 57 percent live, Victoria, where 31 percent live and New South Wales, where 7 percent live. Beside Australia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Benness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Benness has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Benness last name expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benness Last Name Statistics demography

Benness earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 20.83% less than the national average, earning $39,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bennesse934/
Bennes92319/
Bennesstt881/
Benniss86417/
Bennets8668/
Biennes8655/
Bennest8643/
Bennies8619/
Bennese8618/
Bennesh8618/
Wenness869/
Binness866/
Venness864/
Bennees861/
Benneis861/
Benneys861/
Benne833,701/
Bennetts806,065/
Bennisse80275/
Bienneus80222/
Bennesch8097/
Bennedse801/
Bennaiss801/
Huenness800/
Bennis7745,183/
Benner7726,379/
Bennet7712,742/
Bennie777,543/
Benneh773,235/
Benney771,823/
Vennes77665/
Bienne77434/
Wennes77208/
Bennys77186/
Bennee7796/
Binnes7780/
Boenne7772/
Bennäs7716/
Benned777/
Bennea773/
Bengne773/
Buenne772/
Benneu772/
Bennès772/
Bennex772/
Bhenne771/
Bennge771/
Wnness771/
Bennée771/
Bennîs771/
Bennei771/
Bynnes770/
Bnesse770/
Bnne738/
Bnes732/
Bennett71535,578/
Bennish71255/
Bennais71205/
Bennice71181/
Bennech71112/
Bengner7178/
Wennesz7170/
Winness7140/
Wenneis7126/
Benneit716/
Binnies715/
Bennehy715/
Bennieh715/
Vengnes715/
Bennerr714/
Huennes713/
Ouennes713/
Ben'net712/
Bennepp712/
Benneet712/
Bhenner711/
Benneshová711/
Benneyt711/
Bennezz711/
Benniez711/
Vennest711/
Beenner711/
Bennuis711/
Viennes711/
Vennesz711/
Bengneh711/
Biennès711/
Biennie711/
Bennnet711/
Bneeshs711/
Wynness710/
Wiennes710/
Bennise710/
Venniss710/
Vinness710/
Benny6720,402/
Benni678,922/
Venne676,396/
Benna674,211/
Benniche67385/
Binne67298/
Bennetch67209/
Benneche67120/
Bønes6791/
Wingness6733/
Bennettt6724/
Biennais6717/
Benneett6710/
Bnesh679/
Bennehed679/
Beennett678/
Bennettz678/
Viennies675/
Bånes674/
Bniss674/
Bnnis674/
Bynne673/
Bennnett673/
Bnney673/
Bennoist673/
Benné673/
Bnnge672/
Binnetts671/
Bnees671/
Benneatt671/
Bennhett671/
Bennistt671/
Benný671/
Bnets671/
D'Benner671/
Waennies671/
Bnest670/
Bennisch670/

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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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  • 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 Benness
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