Bentem Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bentem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bentem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2141:827,77036,611
Netherlands711:237,84831,022
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Bentem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bentem is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bentem.

How Common Is The Last Name Bentem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 897,852nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. Bentem occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Bentem are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Bentem is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 827,770. In Nigeria Bentem is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 75 percent live, Lagos, where 10 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Bentem Last Name Statistics demography

Bentem earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benthem92650/
Bentheim8652/
Benthiem863/
Benten83838/
Bentim83191/
Ventem833/
Bentym831/
Bentoheem803/
Benteng77283/
Bentien77250/
Benthen7732/
Benteen7713/
Bentten7712/
Bentoen7712/
Benthim7711/
Buenten7711/
Venthem774/
Wenthem772/
Boenten771/
Bentehn770/
Bentn732/
Benthien712,029/
Ouenteme7117/
Bintheem711/
Bentienė711/
Bentinne711/
Bentin67841/
Bünten67401/
Venten67264/
Vintem67235/
Wintem67207/
Ventim67140/
Bentyn6761/
Binten6736/
Bintoheem6729/
Bönten6712/
Bintim679/
Bentén676/
Bentín673/
Bentyń671/
Wntiem671/
Bentng671/
Bemten670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bentem
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