Benters Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Benters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Benters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benters is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Benters? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Benters reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States Benters is most prevalent in: Iowa, where 31 percent are found, Florida, where 13 percent are found and Illinois, where 13 percent are found. Besides The United States Benters exists in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 16 percent are found.

Benters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Benters has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Benters surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Benters earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.6% more than the national average, earning $53,762 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benterås932/
Venters862,727/
Wenters8616/
Binters861/
Bemters861/
Bentars860/
Venterss801/
Wienters800/
Wenthers800/
Wnters774/
Benterche751/
Winters7176,347/
Vinters71226/
Wynters71157/
Uinters717/
Vynters713/
Ventirs710/
Winthers67204/
Wintters6797/
Vinthers6740/
Winterås677/
Winter's674/
Wintersø672/
Wintgers672/
Winterss672/
Winterrs671/
Wynthers671/
Winterse671/
Wintiers670/
Wintersh670/
Vinterstø6353/
Winterstø6319/
Vinterstå632/
Wintersová591/
Wimters571/
Wintirs570/
Ventirce532/

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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 Benters
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis