Bensberg Surname

416,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bensberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bensberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6321:127,38215,532
Brazil971:2,206,95268,831
United States511:7,107,038327,397
England261:2,143,00282,017
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
France31:22,140,907385,998
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Bensberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bensberg is most common in Germany. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bensberg? popularity and diffusion

Bensberg is the 416,960th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,738,065 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Bensberg reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 632 people, or 1 in 127,382. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 89 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 3 percent live and Hesse, where 3 percent live. Barring Germany it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Bensberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bensberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bensberg last name expanded 182 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 520 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bensberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bensberg surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bensberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 13.06% more than the national average, earning $48,785 USD per year and in Canada they earn 110.22% more than the national average, earning $104,443 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wensberg88104/
Bensburg8815/
Vensberg8810/
Bensverg881/
Benzberg881/
Bemsberg881/
Bensborg880/
Vensbergs822/
Winsberg75289/
Wänsberg752/
Vinsberg751/
Bemsburg750/
Winzberg636/
Vinsburg632/
Vinzberg631/
Winsburg631/
Winjberg631/
Wincberg631/
Wemsburg630/
Windzberg593/
Vindzberg591/

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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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  • 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 Bensberg
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