Benninghoven Surname

632,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Benninghoven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benninghoven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3111:258,86027,806
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Austria91:946,15970,786
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Benninghoven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benninghoven has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benninghoven? popularity and diffusion

The last name Benninghoven is the 632,228th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 15,088,087 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Benninghoven are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Benninghoven is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 311 people, or 1 in 258,860. In Germany Benninghoven is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 72 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 6 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Austria, where 2 percent live.

Benninghoven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Benninghoven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Benninghoven surname grew 832 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benninghoven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Benninghoven surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

Benninghoven earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.08% less than the national average, earning $41,820 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benninghofen9267/
Benninghaven921/
Beninghofen870/
Bingawen601/
Benghawem571/
bin Ngaviono501/

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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 Benninghoven
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