Benseler Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Benseler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benseler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3081:261,38127,997
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Austria241:354,81038,119
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England21:27,859,030389,889
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Benseler Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benseler has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benseler? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 730,373rd most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Benseler are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Benseler is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 308 people, or 1 in 261,381. In Germany Benseler is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 60 percent live, Bavaria, where 10 percent live and Hesse, where 7 percent live. Not including Germany this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Austria, where 6 percent live.

Benseler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Benseler has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benseler Last Name Statistics demography

Benseler earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.12% more than the national average, earning $53,987 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 Benseler
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