Bennewitz Surname

185,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bennewitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bennewitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8021:44,6765,857
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Austria321:266,10730,958
Chile261:677,55715,745
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
England221:2,532,63991,802
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bennewitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bennewitz has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bennewitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bennewitz is the 185,545th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,190,694 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Bennewitz are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,802 people, or 1 in 44,676. In Germany Bennewitz is most common in: Saxony, where 23 percent are found, Berlin, where 15 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Bennewitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bennewitz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 13,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bennewitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bennewitz last name are 30.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.05% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bennewitz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 36.05% more than the national average, earning $58,705 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.63% more than the national average, earning $62,415 CAD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bennewitz
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