Bennister Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Bennister Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bennister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bennister Last Name Facts

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

Bennister occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bennister? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Bennister reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Bennister is most common in: Indiana, where 20 percent live, Ohio, where 20 percent live and Oklahoma, where 20 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Bennister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bennister has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bennister last name grew 250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bennister Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Baptist (100%) in Ireland.

Bennister earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD 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
  • 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 Bennister
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