Benteng Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Benteng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benteng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2681:493,46740,458
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Benteng (2,086) may also be a first name.

Benteng Last Name Facts

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

Benteng occurs most in Indonesia. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benteng? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benteng is the 930,678th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. Benteng occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Benteng are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 94 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 164,860th most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 2,086 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 268 people, or 1 in 493,467. In Indonesia Benteng is mostly concentrated in: South Sulawesi, where 42 percent reside, North Maluku, where 20 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 10 percent reside. Barring Indonesia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beunteng931/
Benten92838/
Bentng921/
Benting863,136/
Bentien86250/
Benthen8632/
Benteen8613/
Bentten8612/
Bentoen8612/
Buenten8611/
Binteng865/
Buentng861/
Wenteng861/
Boenten861/
Bentehn860/
Bentn832/
Benthien802,029/
Buenting80361/
Bintoeng8013/
Bihnteng808/
Bentienė801/
Bentin77841/
Bünten77401/
Bentem77298/
Venten77264/
Bentyn7761/
Binten7736/
Bönten7712/
Bentén776/
Bnting774/
Bentín773/
Bemten770/
Bntn731/
Benthin711,894/
Wenting71914/
Bünting71581/
Binting71329/
Bentink71126/
Venting7149/
Bention7121/
Bentina7115/
Bendtin715/
Bintent712/
Benttin711/
Bisnten710/
Wentenk710/
Bionten710/
Bentinck67507/
Bentinct672/
Bintn671/
Ventiong671/
Huenting671/
Benttina671/
Bentinne671/
Bntin671/
Wendting670/
Vnten670/
Wentting670/
Wenthing670/
Ventting670/

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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 Benteng
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