Bensbach Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bensbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bensbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Bensbach Last Name Facts

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

Bensbach is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bensbach click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bensbach? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Bensbach are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,407,265. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Gelderland, where 42 percent live, North Brabant, where 42 percent live and North Holland, where 8 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands Bensbach exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live.

Bensbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bensbach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bensbach surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biensbach940/
Bensbah931/
Bensbaha881/
Benzbach880/
Wensbach880/
Bensba86136/
Benchbach820/
Bensbaa803,945/
Bensbai8010/
Bens'ba801/
Bensbat801/
Benchbauch780/
Bensbhaa752/
Bensuaci751/
Benssbaa751/
Binsbace750/
Wenzbach750/
Winsbach750/
Benchhba631/
Benchbaat591/
Winchbach590/
Benzva571/

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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 Bensbach
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