Bente Surname
Approximately 4,321 people bear this surname
Bente Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Bend' or 'Bent' from residence thereby. Probably the bend in a river, or valley, or hillside.
Robert de la Bende, Salop, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameBente Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,331 | 1:60,485 | 7,782 |
| Romania | 673 | 1:29,833 | 3,814 |
| United States | 526 | 1:689,085 | 54,664 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| India | 317 | 1:2,419,765 | 78,066 |
| South Africa | 172 | 1:314,987 | 29,898 |
| Philippines | 135 | 1:749,913 | 74,028 |
| Israel | 117 | 1:73,142 | 8,960 |
| France | 104 | 1:638,680 | 83,098 |
| Nigeria | 80 | 1:2,214,284 | 75,532 |
| Algeria | 46 | 1:839,816 | 41,727 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| Benin | 35 | 1:295,303 | 24,440 |
| Cameroon | 34 | 1:610,855 | 46,287 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1:209,064 | 16,975 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Latvia | 12 | 1:170,837 | 20,647 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 170 | 1:295,404 | 23,539 |
The alternate forms: Benté (1) are calculated separately.
Bente (56,499) may also be a first name.
Bente Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Bend' or 'Bent' from residence thereby. Probably the bend in a river, or valley, or hillside.
Robert de la Bende, Salop, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
1607. Nicholas Bent, Leicestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1684-5. William Turton and Elizabeth Bent: Marriage Lic. (London).
1744. Married — John Bent and Mary Oliver: St. George, Hanover Square.
Local. There are places so named in the shires of Ayr, Lanark, and Dumbarton.
William Bent, soldier in Edinburgh, 1658 (Edinb. Man.).
(English) Dweller at an unenclosed pasture, moor or health; dweller where bent grass grew.
An open plain, common, or moor. See English Surn. i. 64.
Local. A plain, a moor, covered with the bent—grass.
Bente Demographics
Average Bente Salary in
United States
$46,198 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bente Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bente Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bente (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺘﻪ, Hindi: बेन्टे, Marathi: बेन्टे, Russian: Бенте) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Benté. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bente? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bente is the 107,856th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,686,542 people. The last name Bente is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Bente reside; 34 percent reside in Western Europe and 32 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 16,663rd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 56,499 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,331 people, or 1 in 60,485. In Germany Bente is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 47 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside and Hamburg, where 7 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.
Bente Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bente has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bente last name grew 309 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bente Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bente last name are 17.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.23% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bente earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.03% less than the national average, earning R 90,228 per year; in Colombia they earn 29.37% less than the national average, earning $16,034,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.07% more than the national average, earning $46,198 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.73% less than the national average, earning $40,376 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bente Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bente in the Hindi language | ||
| बेन्टे | bente | - |
| Bente in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﺘﻪ | bnth | 66.67 |
| ﺑﻨﺖ | bnt | 27.78 |
| ﺍﺑﻨﺔ | abnt | 5.56 |
| Bente in the Marathi language | ||
| बेन्टे | bente | 50 |
| बाेंते | baente | 50 |
| Bente in the Russian language | ||
| Бенте | bente | - |
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