Benniston Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Benniston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benniston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1301:428,60028,863
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Benniston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benniston is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Benniston click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benniston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,497,948th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Benniston are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 428,600. In England Benniston is most prevalent in: Derbyshire, where 64 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 17 percent live and Staffordshire, where 9 percent live. Excluding England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Benniston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Benniston has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 310 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benniston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Benniston surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Benniston earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.57% less than the national average, earning $38,156 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
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  • 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 Benniston
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