Bennighof Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bennighof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bennighof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Bennighof Last Name Facts

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

Bennighof occurs most in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bennighof? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bennighof is the 2,944,094th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Bennighof reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 3,659,339. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Thuringia, where 36 percent live, Hesse, where 27 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 23 percent live. Not including Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 48 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Bennighof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bennighof has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bennighof surname rose 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bennighof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bennighof surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

Bennighof earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 63.43% more than the national average, earning $70,518 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bennighoff9516/
Benighoff890/
Bennigoff890/
Bennhoff8227/
Bennhoof820/
Bennof8022/
Bennif806/
Benhof803/
Boennhoff780/
Bennegoff780/
Benhoff75401/
Bennouf75109/
Benioff7592/
Beniouf7534/
Bennifa756/
Byenhof756/
Beenhof751/
Beinhof751/
Bennoff750/
Benhoof750/
Bienhoff71291/
Beinhoff71204/
Bönnhoff7174/
Beyenhof7162/
Bonnhoff7152/
Boenhoff7113/
Baenhoff7112/
Benof7111/
Benif712/
Bonfigho712/
Bennaifa711/
Pennioff711/
Beniaouf711/
Bønnhoff711/
Benughaf710/
Bonhof67729/
Benoff67207/
Benifa6733/
Benouf6731/
Bennov6727/
Benofy6712/
Bannof678/
Beniff676/
Benofi673/
Bennaf673/
Bönhof672/
Benofa672/
Bannif671/
Bunnif671/
Beni-Aouf671/
Beniph671/
Bennvi671/
Benifo671/
Benhaf671/
Beniov671/
Bnigoib6310/

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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 Bennighof
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