Benston Surname

713,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Benston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3521:1,029,71375,652
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
India91:85,229,487684,495
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland171:220,1897,953
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

Benston (46) may also be a first name.

Benston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benston is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Benston.

How Common Is The Last Name Benston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 713,660th most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 17,774,502 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Benston live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. Benston is also the 1,484,914th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 46 people.

Benston is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 352 people, or 1 in 1,029,713. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 16 percent are found, Maryland, where 13 percent are found and Oregon, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Benston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Benston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Benston last name grew 293 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 76 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Benston last name are 16.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.9% being registered with the political party.

Benston earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.47% less than the national average, earning $38,631 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benstone9332/
Benstonn931/
Bnston924/
Benstoine881/
Wenston8627/
Benstan8615/
Binston865/
Venston861/
Bemston860/
Benxton860/
Venstone8024/
Wenstone8022/
Wenstonq801/
Benstand801/
Huenston800/
Wnston774/
Ouenstone751/
Winston7135,728/
Vinston71234/
Uinston7130/
Wynston7130/
Bimston7116/
Benctun713/
Vemston711/
Wemston711/
Binstan710/
Venstan710/
Winstone673,585/
Bennstam676/
Vinstone675/
Winnston674/
Wenstaan672/
Winsston671/
Winstton671/
Winstonn670/
Wenssttom631/
Vnstan628/
Winstan5717/
Vinstan5715/
Winstom573/
Vincton572/
Wimston572/
Binstam571/
Winstaan53177/
Wennstam5350/
Winchton531/

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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 Benston
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