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Where Does The Last Name Benson Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Benson (Arabic: بنسون, Bengali: বেনসন, Hindi: बैन्सन, Marathi: बेन्सन, Oriya: େବନସନ, Russian: Бенсон) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Benson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benson? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 2,209^th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 29,344 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Benson live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,301^st most frequently used forename on earth, held by 317,452 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 117,648 people, or 1 in 3,081. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent are found, Minnesota, where 6 percent are found and Illinois, where 5 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 160 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Benson Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Benson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 654 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 242 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 12 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 364 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benson Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Benson surname is predominantly Catholic (53%) in Ireland, Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Benson surname are 11.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.01% being registered with the party.

The amount Benson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.86% more than the national average, earning 359,442 kr per year; in Peru they earn 47.91% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,098 per year; in South Africa they earn 49.96% more than the national average, earning R 356,352 per year; in United States they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning $43,589 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning $50,818 CAD per year.