Bensom Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bensom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bensom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bensom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bensom is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bensom.

How Common Is The Last Name Bensom? popularity and diffusion

Bensom is the 3,543,123rd most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Bensom occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Bensom reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 3,659,339. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Germany Bensom is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and Taiwan, where 6 percent reside.

Bensom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bensom has changed over time. In England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bensoum926/
Bensome921/
Benshom921/
Bnsom911/
Bensosme861/
Benson83248,352/
Bensam83569/
Bensem834/
Bencom832/
Benjom831/
Wensom831/
Benzom831/
Bensum830/
Binsom830/
Bension77152/
Benssam77120/
Bensone7777/
Bensiam7760/
Bennson7719/
Bensohn7717/
Bensham7717/
Bensson7717/
Binsoom778/
Beenson777/
Bensoon773/
Bensong773/
Bensont772/
Bensond772/
Bensjon771/
Beunson771/
Behnson771/
Bensosn771/
Bensaam771/
Benjoom771/
Bensoun771/
Bensonc771/
Bensame771/
Bienson770/
Bensoin770/
Bnson736/
Bendjoum7159/
Behnsoun7123/
Behenson7121/
Boensson713/
D'Benson713/
Bensiong712/
Bensoung711/
Bennsong711/
Bennsion711/
Benjasem711/
Bendjome711/
Bensatem711/
Bensoing710/
Benzon673,984/
Venson672,509/
Bensen672,298/
Binson671,050/
Bensan67562/
Bemson6739/
Benjam6735/
Bencon6726/
Winsom6713/
Binsam675/
Benzam675/
Venzom673/
Bnnson671/
Benxon671/
Benção671/
Vinsom671/
Bimsom671/
Binsem671/
Bnsson671/
Bensonová671/
Bencum671/
Benjon671/
Benzum671/
Binsum671/
Bincom670/

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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 Bensom
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