Bensford Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Bensford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Bensford (8) may also be a first name.
Bensford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bensford Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bensford is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bensford? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bensford is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Bensford live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 8 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Bensford is mostly found in: Texas, where 75 percent live and Georgia, where 25 percent live. Besides The United States Bensford occurs in one country. It is also common in Ghana, where 20 percent live.
Bensford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bensford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bensford surname contracted 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benesford | 94 | 2 | / |
| Beinsforde | 89 | 0 | / |
| Bansford | 88 | 417 | / |
| Pensford | 88 | 2 | / |
| Binsford | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bainsford | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bansaford | 82 | 1 | / |
| Banisford | 82 | 0 | / |
| Pennsford | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bensfar | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bnsfore | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vensfor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Benesforte | 78 | 20 | / |
| Ponsford | 75 | 2,110 | / |
| Winsford | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pansford | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhnsfore | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pinsford | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pounsford | 71 | 35 | / |
| Ponnsford | 71 | 0 | / |
| Penasforte | 67 | 22 | / |
| bin Safardi | 63 | 23 | / |
| bin Sufardi | 63 | 15 | / |
| bin Safrudi | 63 | 6 | / |
| Penasfortee | 63 | 1 | / |
| Beanciforte | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ponsofrd | 63 | 1 | / |
| bin Safarudd | 60 | 2 | / |
| bin Sufriadi | 60 | 2 | / |
| bin Sufriady | 60 | 1 | / |
| bin Safriadi | 60 | 1 | / |
| Bonsu-Fredua | 60 | 1 | / |
| Benzefrit | 59 | 4 | / |
| bin Syafriadi | 57 | 3 | / |
| bin Safiruddi | 57 | 1 | / |
| bin Safarwadi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Piansforte | 56 | 1 | / |
| Ben Yosef Irty | 55 | 1 | / |
| bin Sufarto | 53 | 2 | / |
| bin Sofyart | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ben Yosef Harat | 52 | 2 | / |
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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 Bensford
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis