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

Benseler occurs most in Germany. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benseler? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benseler is the 730,373rd most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Benseler reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 308 people, or 1 in 261,381. In Germany Benseler is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 60 percent are found, Bavaria, where 10 percent are found and Hesse, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Austria, where 6 percent are found.

Benseler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Benseler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Benseler last name increased 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
  • 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 Benseler
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