Benthel Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Benthel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benthel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Benthel (6) may also be a first name.

Benthel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benthel is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benthel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Benthel are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Benthel is also the 4,967,096th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 6 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Abia, where 100 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live.

Benthel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Benthel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Benthel last name declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benthele9332/
Benthell934/
Bentel92662/
Bentele863,041/
Bentell8622/
Beentel861/
Benthil861/
Benteal860/
Benttel860/
Bentgel860/
Bendtel860/
Wenthel860/
Bentl831/
Bhentele801/
Benticel801/
Benttele801/
Venthiel801/
Benttell800/
Benthail800/
Bentelle800/
Bentil7715,941/
Bentle77557/
Ventel77287/
Bintel7713/
Binthisel750/
Bentile7191/
Bintele719/
Bentill717/
Ventell713/
Bentlet712/
Bentlep712/
Bentail711/
Bentiol711/
Winthel710/
Bentlett677/
Bintl674/
Ventl671/
Winthell671/
Bntle671/
Binttell670/

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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 Benthel
  • 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