Benningen Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Benningen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benningen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Benningen Last Name Facts

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

Benningen is most common in The Netherlands. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benningen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Benningen is the 4,532,898th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Benningen are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,299,014. In The Netherlands Benningen is mostly found in: Utrecht, where 85 percent reside, North Holland, where 8 percent reside and South Holland, where 8 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Venningen891/
Wenningen891/
Benningin890/
Bingen801,033/
Bengen80551/
Winningen781/
Benging7551/
Bengeng753/
Bingoen751/
Binghen751/
Bengemn751/
Benguen751/
Bengoen751/
Buengen751/
Bingeng751/
Benghen750/
Boengen750/
Bengent750/
Buengoen711/
Buengenn710/
Bengin67524/
Bingin67309/
Vingen67121/
Vengen67103/
Büngen6754/
Bingün6726/
Bengem676/
Bingne674/
Bengne673/
Bemgen671/
Byngen670/
Bingem670/
Buingin6310/
Binging636/
Beengin636/
Benguem635/
Bhengin633/
Binghin632/
Benghin631/
Byonggen591/
Benguemh591/
Vingn571/
Bngem571/
Vengin5344/
Vingin5320/
Bengim531/
Bengün531/

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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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  • 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 Benningen
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