Bens Surname

91,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Belgium

Bens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1,0561:32,6485,235
Belgium6571:17,4992,682
Germany4801:167,72019,812
United States4561:794,86661,363
Netherlands3941:42,8617,259
France3601:184,50828,709
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
India1821:4,214,645112,328
Russia1721:837,92567,918
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
South Africa1101:492,52540,325
Brazil1041:2,058,40765,034
Canada941:391,97434,739
Turkey771:1,010,66845,670
Algeria731:529,19937,690
Liberia721:61,2305,350
Poland601:633,47956,390
Ukraine531:858,91984,338
Spain471:994,72437,216
Haiti391:273,9469,218
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Libya91:693,7751,982
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
China41:341,830,39216,990
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

The alternate forms: Benš (40) & Benś (5) are calculated separately.

Bens (743) may also be a first name.

Bens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bens (Hindi: बेन्स, Marathi: बेन्स, Russian: Бенс) is most common in Morocco. It may appear in the variant forms: Benš or Benś. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 91,783rd most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,397,956 people. Bens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Bens are found; 36 percent are found in Western Europe and 29 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 301,729th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 743 people.

This surname is most common in Morocco, where it is carried by 1,056 people, or 1 in 32,648. Excluding Morocco Bens is found in 75 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.

Bens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bens last name rose 390 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 163 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bens surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bens surname are 9.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.06% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bens earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32% less than the national average, earning R 161,604 per year; in United States they earn 6.6% more than the national average, earning $45,998 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.51% less than the national average, earning $47,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benš9240/
Benś925/
Bense892,797/
Beens891,911/
Benns891,171/
Bensz89624/
Baens89589/
Behns89550/
Boens89450/
Biens89176/
Bensh89143/
Beuns89113/
Bhens8953/
Buens898/
Benæs897/
Bensø895/
Benst891/
Benıs891/
Bensì891/
Benss890/
Bns86128/
Bensch806,328/
Beense8047/
Benshe8034/
Beensh8019/
Boenæs809/
Biensø808/
Bennæs807/
Bensse805/
Behens804/
Beenss804/
Boensh802/
Bienns801/
Bennse801/
Bhense801/
Beuhns800/
Boehns800/
Benz7543,596/
Wens752,351/
Bins751,876/
Vens751,284/
Büns75143/
Bnst75122/
Bems75108/
Uens7584/
Byns7570/
Bäns7522/
Benß759/
Benç759/
Bnsh756/
Böns756/
Bnss753/
Benx751/
Bnse751/
Baensch731,071/
Boensch73463/
Biensch7370/
Behnsch7369/
Bensche7329/
Buensch739/
Bensova733/
Beemnns730/
Binns6717,057/
Wiens6714,676/
Viens676,542/
Bench675,956/
Bence675,350/
Bienz671,719/
Benze671,538/
Huens67550/
Venås67405/
Beems67380/
Veens67372/
Weens67333/
Binst67322/
Benje67304/
Wense67282/
Wensh67198/
Binse67191/
Buenz67146/
Vehns67102/
Vense6769/
Bemsz6762/
Baenz6754/
Bijns6742/
Venæs6735/
Wenås6734/
Böhns6721/
Venst6720/
Mpens6719/
Buins6718/
Ouens6716/
Binsz6716/
Woens6715/
Bennz6715/
Wenæs6715/
Bønsø6711/
Bions677/
Vensh674/
Byons674/
Bønæs674/
Binss673/
Binsh673/
Bemse673/
Wenns672/
Boenz672/
Beenß672/
Bhins671/
Bihns671/
Bisns671/
Benzt671/
Wenss671/
Veïns671/
Vensz671/
Bem's671/
Behecens671/
Bennx671/
Boehnsch671/
Bnshe671/
Bynsz671/
Bnnsh671/
Bnsch671/
Bhnse671/
Baehnsch671/
Venns670/
Uense670/
Uhens670/
Hwens670/

Bens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bens in the Marathi language
बेन्सbensa90.65
बॅन्सbensa9.35
Bens in the Hindi language
बेन्सbensa75
बेंसbensa21.88
बेनसbenasa3.13
Bens in the Russian language
Бенсbens-

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Footnotes

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