Bensons Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Bensons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bensons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia711:28,8744,428
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Bensons (20) may also be a first name.

Bensons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bensons occurs most in Latvia. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bensons? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bensons is the 1,839,022nd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Bensons are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name Bensons is most common in Latvia, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 28,874. In Latvia Bensons is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 63 percent reside, Semigallia, where 30 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 6 percent reside. Beside Latvia this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Bensons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bensons has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benzons861/
Biensans8012/
Benzions800/
Vinsons713/
Benshams6780/
Benjamns670/
Vinzons5786/
Wimsons570/
Benjams570/
Benzunce5313/
Binshams533/
Binsanze532/
Wensanze531/

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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 Bensons
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