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Where Does The Last Name Benns Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Benns is most common in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benns? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 319,360^th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 6,223,353 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Benns reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Benns is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 495 people, or 1 in 732,240. In The United States Benns is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 11 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Maryland, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Benns Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Benns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Benns last name grew 304 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 119 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benns Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Benns surname is predominantly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Benns last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Benns earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 50.84% less than the national average, earning R 116,832 per year; in United States they earn 12.32% less than the national average, earning $37,833 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning $48,802 CAD per year.