Bentheim Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Namibia

Bentheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bentheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England61:9,286,343223,652
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Bentheim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bentheim is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bentheim.

How Common Is The Last Name Bentheim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,689,253rd most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Bentheim are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 3,220,218. In Germany Bentheim is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 84 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Germany it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Bentheim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bentheim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bentheim surname fell 7 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bentheim Last Name Statistics demography

Bentheim earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 65.99% more than the national average, earning $71,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benthem93650/
Benthim9311/
Benthiem883/
Bentem86298/
Bentim86191/
Bentoheem823/
Bentham804,874/
Venthem804/
Hbentham751/
Bintheem751/
Ventim71140/
Bentam7151/
Bintoheem7129/
Bintim719/
Ventem713/
Bentym711/
Ventham67561/
Benttam678/
Binthoheem675/
Bintohheem674/
Buintim673/
Bentoum673/
Bintiim671/
Bemtham671/
Bintimhd631/
Bintimdh631/
Bintijem631/
Ventajem631/
Bendtoum631/
Bentoume631/
Vintem57235/
Ventam577/
Bintam571/
Ventoum539/
Bhintam531/
Vintham530/

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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 Bentheim
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