Bentel Surname

497,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Bentel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bentel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3211:1,129,15681,316
Germany1891:425,95538,510
South Africa761:712,86550,752
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Norway61:857,04855,549
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1431:351,18026,857

Bentel (11) may also be a first name.

Bentel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bentel is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bentel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 497,847th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,008,378 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Bentel live; 49 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 11 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 1,129,156. In The United States it is primarily found in: Louisiana, where 16 percent are found, Illinois, where 16 percent are found and California, where 15 percent are found. Beside The United States it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 29 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Bentel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bentel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bentel last name increased 224 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bentel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bentel last name are 21.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.66% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bentel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.99% less than the national average, earning 266,512 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 132.07% more than the national average, earning R 551,484 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.65% more than the national average, earning $25,801,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 10.9% more than the national average, earning $47,852 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bentell9222/
Benthel924/
Beentel921/
Benttel920/
Bendtel920/
Bentl911/
Benthell864/
Benttell860/
Bentil8315,941/
Ventel83287/
Wentel83197/
Bintel8313/
Huentel7788/
Bentill777/
Ventell773/
Bentlep772/
Bentlet772/
Ventiel772/
Ventuel771/
Wentael771/
Ventelp771/
Benthil771/
Bentiol771/
Wentell770/
Wenthel770/
Wenteel770/
Bintl734/
Ventl731/
Bentlett717/
Venthiel711/
Binttell710/
Wintel6752/
Ventil6721/
Vintel6710/
Vyntel672/

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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 Bentel
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