Bensted Surname

550,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Jersey

Bensted Surname Definition:

Binsted, places in Hants and Sussex.

Bensted Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2701:99,98411,306
England2001:278,59021,737
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Wales81:386,81619,671
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Jersey31:33,0674,675
France21:33,211,361423,184
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2571:94,8469,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Bensted (42) may also be a first name.

Bensted Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Binsted, places in Hants and Sussex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Binstead; a location name in Hampshire, Sussex.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bensted Last Name Facts

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

Bensted is more commonly found in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bensted? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 550,571st most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 12,564,734 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 47 percent of Bensted are found; 47 percent are found in Australasia and 47 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Bensted is also the 1,566,439th most widely held forename globally It is held by 42 people.

The last name Bensted is most numerous in Australia, where it is carried by 270 people, or 1 in 99,984. In Australia it is mostly found in: Queensland, where 44 percent are found, Victoria, where 28 percent are found and South Australia, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Australia Bensted is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 34 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Bensted Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bensted has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bensted last name declined 22 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 271 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bensted Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bensted surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Bensted earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 67.54% more than the national average, earning $72,293 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.18% more than the national average, earning $55,237 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benstead932,638/
Benstedd931/
Benstedt931/
Behnstedt8839/
Bennstedt886/
Boenstedt885/
Binsted86429/
Benster8652/
Wensted862/
Benstey861/
Boehnstedt8227/
Binstead80977/
Binsteed8030/
Wenstedt8030/
Venstedt804/
Bennster803/
Venstead802/
Wenstead802/
Bönstedt801/
Beenster801/
Bemstead801/
Wenstied800/
Bensta772/
Bnster771/
Böhnstedt75184/
Wennstedt7550/
Winsted71346/
Vinsted715/
Uinsted712/
Benshti711/
Benstti711/
Wnstead711/
Bemster710/
Binster710/
Winstead6711,912/
Beemster67844/
Winstedt6798/
Vänstedt6752/
Wänstedt6723/
Vinstedt677/
Wemstedt671/
Uemstead670/
Uinstead670/

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